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Injuries

Birmingham 2022

Commonwealth of Nations

Commonwealth Games 2022

Matt Walls

High-speed collision

Indoor Cycling

The <a href="https://www.birmingham2022.com/">2022 Commonwealth Games ,</a> also commonly known as Birmingham 2022, is an international multi-sport event, where all members of the Commonwealth of Nations participate. The event is currently taking place in Birmingham, England, from 28th July until 8th August 2022, with the participation of an estimated &nbsp;5,054 athletes from the 72 Commonwealth nations.
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What Happened?
On the morning of 31 July, &nbsp;a terrible cycling accident happened at the final lap of men&rsquo;s 15km qualifying race, leaving multiple riders and members of the audience with injuries.
The high-speed collision resulted in England&rsquo;s Matt Walls to be catapulted over the barriers, flying into the front two rows of the stands, where audience member Hugh Colvin was sitting with several family friends and his two children, aged five and seven.
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Huge crash at the indoor cycling <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CommonwealthGames2022?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#CommonwealthGames2022</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CommonwealthGames?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#CommonwealthGames</a> <a href="https://t.co/Hg0dUKA7D6">pic.twitter.com/Hg0dUKA7D6</a>
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Walls, who won omnium gold and madison silver for Team GB at last summer&rsquo;s Olympic games, was immediately taken to the hospital, along with two other riders: Isle of Man&rsquo;s Matt Bostock, and Canada&rsquo;s Derek Gee. &nbsp;
Two spectators were also taken away by paramedics, including a young girl who needed treatment for her minor injuries, and a man who unfortunately got covered in blood and had to be taken away in a wheelchair.
What Happened To The Family Involved?
24-year-old Walls, who has been discharged without any major injuries, had flown into the front row stands, where Hugh Colvin was seated, along with his kids and his close friends.&nbsp;
"It all happened so incredibly quickly at the speed the cyclists were going," Mr Colvin told <a href="http://bbc.com/sport/commonwealth-games/62416489.amp">BBC Sport</a>. "You can see the trajectory of the bike, it came through, grazed my daughter's shoulder, and one of the photos you can see we are obviously underneath the wheel.
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Hugh&rsquo;s wife, Laura, who was not at the event that day said things could have gotten far much worse, as their young two children were extremely close to being seriously injured, or even killed.
"What has been quite hard for us to get our head around is being able to see from the photographs that were taken of the incident exactly how close this came to being a complete catastrophe," she said.
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An earlier statement released by the organizers had stated that no members of the public needed any hospital treatment, which is untrue, as Colvin&rsquo;s friend is currently awaiting surgery for a serious arm injury, due to suffering a laceration to the bone. In other words, he suffered a really horrible wound, similar to a machete injury. Ouch!
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Statement below from <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Birmingham2022?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Birmingham2022</a> on this morning&rsquo;s crash. Matt Walls, Matt Bostock and Derek Gee were the three riders taken to hospital. Two spectators were treated at the velodrome. <a href="https://t.co/xvpekLvm7a">pic.twitter.com/xvpekLvm7a</a>
&mdash; Ian Parker (@iparkysport) <a href="https://twitter.com/iparkysport/status/1553741030213697536?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 31, 2022</a>
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Spokesperson for Birmingham 2022 stated that a full and detailed accident investigation is already under way, and will be passing any findings on to the relevant parties.
Wishing a speedy recovery to everyone involved in this tragic accident! Do share your thoughts and let us know in the comments.
*Sources: Visual and Reference Credits to Social Media &amp; BBC and various cross references for context.
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English cyclist Matt Walls crashes into crowd at full speed, leaving a fan covered in blood.

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Commonwealth Games: Cycling Crash Leaves Family Traumatized And 1 Hospitalized

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Commonwealth Games: Cycling Crash Leaves Family Traumatized And 1 Hospitalized

English cyclist Matt Walls crashes into crowd at full speed, leaving a fan covered in blood.

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