Racing in Hamilton was delayed for more than an hour before confirmation of the meeting’s cancellation after a medical emergency at Scottish track, the incident involved a camera crew at the Scottish circuit; RaceTech said a comprehensive investigation is already underway.
Two camera operators were taken to the hospital after a medical emergency at a Scottish track falling off the movable platform on which they were operating at Hamilton Racecourse.
The guys are believed to have fallen from a cherry-picker onto a RaceTech vehicle below, ahead of races that were later cancelled.
The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) was contacted at 1.35 pm and two units were dispatched to the site, while Police Scotland has summoned about 1.50 pm.
“Unfortunately, Horse racing today has been cancelled due to an accident involving camera crew at the course,” Hamilton Park tweeted.
“Ticket holders will be contacted regarding ticket transfers or refunds.” We send our condolences and best wishes to everyone concerned.”
Harriet Graham, the course clerk in Hamilton, stated: “We contacted the police, and the paramedics and fire department arrived immediately.
“It takes a long time to examine everything, but the fire department was wonderful and ran through their processes.
“We definitely postponed racing, to begin with. We were given a half-hour timetable, then an hour, but the most essential issue was the safety of the two victims and getting them to the hospital.
“The decision was taken by the stewards and ourselves since we still didn’t know when the site would be safe to race on, so we opted to cancel Horse racing.
“It’s terrible that this thing occurred.”
“We were called at 1.35 pm on Tuesday, June 29 to an incident at Hamilton Park Racecourse, Hamilton,” a spokeswoman for the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service said.
“Operations Control dispatched two units to the site, and firefighters used an aerial rescue pump to rescue two male victims who had fallen onto the top of a vehicle before passing them over to the Scottish Ambulance Service.”
“Crews departed the site after confirming the area was secure, and no more reported casualties.”
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