QPR's Junior Hoilett slides off the pitch and falls into a deep camera pit during his side's 3-2 loss to Middlesbrough at Loftus Road 

QPR endured a disappointing night as they lost 3-2 at home to Middlesbrough, but it was particularly forgettable for winger Junior Hoilett who managed to fall into a camera pit during the game.

The Canada international, who came on as a second-half substitute at Loftus Road, was stretching to hook the ball back from the by-line and ended up sliding off the pitch into a deep camera pit.

The former Blackburn player, 25, was unhurt despite the heavy fall and played on for the rest of the game. 

Junior Hoilett slides to keep the ball in during his side's 3-2 loss to Middlesbrough at Loftus Road on Friday

The Canada international, who came on as a second-half sub,  ended up sliding into a camera pit at pitchside 

The pit was deep and it was a heavy fall for the unsuspecting Hoilett, whose eyes were following the ball  

Hoilett, who could have been seriously injured in the accident, tries to clamber out of the camera pit 

He emerges from the pit after the unceremonious fall but was unhurt and played the rest of the game

Middlesbrough defender Ben Gibson helps Hoilett out of the pit after the accident in the second half

To add insult to injury Hoilett's cut-back led to a goal for QPR that was wrongly disallowed by the officials

They said the ball had gone out of play but replays showed it didn't, so Hoilett's commitment was in vain  

To add insult to injury, Hoilett's cut-back was buried by Sebastian Polter but the officials wrongly adjudged the ball to have gone out of play.  

At the same ground in 2013 Manchester United's Robin van Persie picked up a hip injury after colliding with a camera at pitchside and had to be substituted.

Middlesbrough's win in Friday's five-goal thriller - courtesy of goals from Jordan Rhodes, Gaston Ramirez and Ben Gibson - keeps them in the race for the Championship title as they are back to within two points of leaders Burnley.

QPR, who nearly staged a dramatic late comeback after Tjaronn Chery had pulled it back to 3-2, had won three of their last five games before the defeat but left it too late against Boro.

Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink's men stay in 11th place, 11 points off a play-off spot.