Olympic BMX star Caroline Buchanan posts horror image on social media of injuries suffered in car crash

TWO-TIME Olympian and Australian BMX star Caroline Buchanan has posted a graphic image on social media of the multiple injuries she suffered in a car crash.

TWO-TIME Olympian and Australian cycling star Caroline Buchanan has suffered multiple injuries in a car crash.

But the 27-year-old has spoken positively of her recovery from a broken nose and sternum and collapsed lung in posting a photo of her bloodied face to social media.

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“I wouldn’t say 2017 ended quite as planned. It’s been a rough couple of days in ICU after a vehicle roll,” Buchanan said on Instagram.

“I just moved to a private room and everything is moving in a positive recovery direction.

“I will keep you guys up to date as we go ... Off season just got a little more tough.”

Buchanan reps the Aussie flag in the lead up to the Rio Olympic Games. Picture: Adam Head

Caroline Buchanan gets under way during the BMX event in Rio. Picture Adam Head

Buchanan has eight world titles in BMX and mountain biking, crashing in the final of the BMX race at the 2016 Rio Olympics.

She claimed her fifth mountain bike world title in August in the four cross discipline, a month after winning a silver medal at the BMX world championships in July.

Caroline Buchanan posted this shocking image on Instagram in the aftermath of her car crash. Picture: Caroline Buchanan/Instagram

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