Two cameramen were injured after they fell from a platform while filming at a horse racing track.

One of the men was taken to hospital while the other was treated on the scene by paramedics at the Hamilton Park Racecourse in South Lanarkshire.

It is thought the men fell from a cherry-picker onto a RaceTech van below. All races were abandoned for the day after the accident.

Clerk of the course, Harriet Graham, confirmed two employees of RaceTech were hurt while operating the cameras on the site.

She said: ‘About half an hour before the first race an incident happened involving RaceTech operators and a hoist.

‘Our emergency teams reacted immediately and then we needed to call the fire service and ambulances, so we had three fire engines on site and the police.

‘It took them a long time to assess the situation and extract them and take them off to hospital. During this time the timeline became more and more extended.

‘The decision was we would wait for CID to arrive to see if we could continue racing, but they indicated they wouldn’t be making a decision in the short term.

‘So, we held a stewards’ inquiry and the decision was made to call off racing.

‘Ticket holders will be contacted with regards to transfer of ticket or refund. Sending our thoughts and very best wishes to all involved.’

The first race was scheduled for 2.15pm, with that time initially revised to 2.45pm before a further delay was announced as emergency services attended the incident.

Just after 3.35pm an announcement was made over the loudspeaker that racing had been abandoned.

A Police Scotland spokeswoman said its inquiries were ongoing.

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