Hamilton races: Tuesday's meeting abandoned after medical emergency at Scottish track involving camera crew

Two camera operators injured in an accident at Hamilton racecourse are expected to make a "full recovery".

It is thought the men fell from a cherry-picker onto a RaceTech van below, ahead of races which were then abandoned.

The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) were called at 1.35pm with two appliances sent to the scene while Police Scotland were called at about 1.50pm.

Providing an update on the condition of the two operators on Wednesday, RaceTech said: "We are pleased to report our two injured camera operators are receiving hospital treatment and early indications are that both are expected to make a full recovery."

Speaking on Tuesday, Hamilton clerk of the course Harriet Graham said: "We called the police and the ambulances and fire brigade reacted really quickly.

"With everything it takes a lot of time for things to be assessed, the fire brigade were fantastic and they worked through their protocols.

"We obviously delayed racing to start with. We were given a timeline of half an hour and then it was an hour, but the most important thing was the safety of the two casualties and getting them to hospital.

"The decision was made by the stewards and ourselves as we still didn't have a timeline as to when the site would be safe to race, so we decided to abandon racing.

"It's very unfortunate that this incident has happened."

A Scottish Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson said: "We were alerted at 1.35pm on Tuesday, June 29 to an incident at Hamilton Park Racecourse, Hamilton.

"Operations Control mobilised two appliances to the scene and using an aerial rescue pump firefighters rescued two male casualties who had fallen onto the roof of a vehicle before handing them into the care of the Scottish Ambulance Service.

"Crews left the scene after ensuring the area was made safe and there were no further reported casualties."