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Aussie cyclist Matthew Glaetzer was lucky to escape relatively unharmed after a sickening 70km/hr crash in the keirin semi-final saw his English rival Joe Truman knocked out cold and left with a broken collarbone. 
The duo were on the final lap of the semi-final, when Glaetzer appeared to hit Scot Jack Carlin's wheel.
The Aussie crashed to the floor and took Truman, who was racing directly behind, with him.

The sickening scenes saw Truman knocked out cold and continuing to slide for another 30 metres or so while English cyclist Joe Truman (left) lies unconscious after a horror clash with Aussie Matthew Glaetzer (right) in the keirin semi-final
Glaetzer, while conscious, also slid for an uncomfortable amount of time across the track, and was left with his cycling uniform hanging off him after the horror crash. 
Channel 7 also reported he had to have a splinter cut out of his elbow to go along with the multiple cuts, abrasions and burns on his right side. 
It was a cruel blow with the star Aussie chasing a third keirin win in a row, after winning gold in the Glasgow and Gold Coast Games. 
Matthew Glaetzer was very cut up after sliding across the velodrome surface
Truman was motionless as he slid down the bank, with the crowd falling silent and medics rushing to his aid.

After an agonising wait, Truman finally sat up, to a huge cheer inside the velodrome.
The Englishman was given an oxygen mask and pushed away in a wheelchair before being driven to hospital, and it was later revealed he suffered a broken collarbone to go with his head injury.
Both riders were expected to be big gold medal chances, but that was the least of their worries as they lay stunned on the velodrome floor. 
Matthew Glaetzer (right) and first aid gold coast Joe Truman (second from right) slide across the velodrome after a sickening crash during the keirin semi-final
Olympic cycling hero Sir Chris Hoy described the impact of the fall as 'about as big as you can get in cycling', while another British great couldn't bring himself to watch a replay.
'That was a bad crash, a very bad crash.

We're not seeing any moving at all,' commentator Chris Boardman said. 
'Truman is up and that'll do me to be honest because there was no movement for a few seconds and it made me feel quite sick.' 
Jack Carlin thanks the crowd after taking silver in the keirin final on day two
Carlin, despite narrowly escaping the crash, managed to stay on his bike to qualify for first aid gold coast the final, where he finished behind Nicholas Paul, a shock winner from Trinidad and Tobago.



'It's not easy seeing your pal lying on the ground like that. There's nothing worse than watching your mate crash,' said Carlin, who won world silver with Truman in the team sprint in 2018.
'He's a team-mate and I lived with him for a long time.

Fortunately, he got up and is moving around, but he took a good hit to his head.'
From left to right: Matthew Glaetzer, Matthew Richardson and Leigh Hoffman after winning gold in the Men's team sprint on day one of the Commonwealth Games
Later in the final, Glaetzer's Aussie teammate Matthew Richardson just missed out on a medal, finishing fourth.
Fortunately Glaetzer and Richardson had already won gold, after combining with Leigh Hoffman to take out the team sprint on day one.
Glaetzer put in a sterling performance during a sizzling last leg that saw the team set a Commonwealth Games record.  
Matthew Glaetzer celebrates after finishing first aid gold coast in the men's team sprint final on day one of the Commonwealth Games
There will be plenty of Aussie superstars in action in the velodrome for day three of the Games.
Glaetzer, Richardson and Tom Cornish will take part in the men's sprint, while Luke Zaccaria and Beau Wootton will be pushing for a spot in the Tandem B sprint final.
For the women, Kristina Clonan, Breanna Hargrave and Alessia McCaig will take part in the 500m time trial; while Jessica Gallagher and Caitlin Ward look to challenge for gold in the Tandem B sprint.
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