VIDEO: Wout van Aert leaves Dwars Door Vlaanderen in ambulance after mass crash also takes out Mads Pedersen, Jasper Stuyven and Biniam Girmay

Dwars Door Vlaanderen 2024 has taken a turn and not for the better as many of the pre-race favourites have been involved in a very serious, mass crash in the peloton.

Among others, Wout van Aert, Mads Pedersen, Jasper Stuyven and Biniam Girmay have hit the deck and incredibly hard as well with riders spotted by the TV cameras crying at the roadside and holding collarbones with van Aert's Team Visma | Lease a Bike jersey visibly ripped to shreds and the Belgian superstar already showing some considerable road burns on his shoulders before leaving the race on a stretcher into the ambulance.

This crash has completely changed the course of the race as the second string of riders now see themselves amongst the favourites. How will things pan out? Only time will tell.

See the incident for yourself down below!