Horror crash at Bahnrad-Champions League: Two athletes have fallen hard!

Horror crash at Bahnrad-Champions League: Two athletes have fallen hard!

London, Vereinigtes Königreich - A dramatic accident overshadowed the Bahnrad Champions League in London. The German athlete Alessa-Catriona Pröpster and the British driver Katy Marchant crashed violently into the audience ranks during the fight sprint in Kyrin at high speed. This not only led to an abrupt end of the competition, but also required medical help for several people on site, such as krone.at reported.

After the first reports from the TV broadcaster Eurosport, Marchant may have suffered a forearm fracture and had to be taken to the hospital for further treatment. Even if the two drivers did not seem to have any serious injuries at first, four spectators had to be medical care. Pröpster left the scene of the accident independently ten minutes after the fall, which made the audience relieved. A comprehensive investigation of the incident has already been announced to clarify the circumstances of the severe fall, such as FAZ.NET reported.

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The Chinese athlete and the British got caught in a curve, drifted dangerously over the train and collided with the plexiglass gang, which was installed in the 2012 Olympic velodrome after an earlier water accident. This incident again raises questions about safety when driving a train and led to an immediate demolition of the event. The Bahnrad Champions League, which was graduated in London this season, was an important stage for the best sprinter and endurance drivers, but the incident overshadowed the sporting events. The German sprint stars Emma Hinze, Lea Sophie Friedrich and Pauline Grabosch were not involved in this competition.