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Investigation After 11 Injured In Military Exercise Crash
The British Army and Wiltshire Police are investigating last night's crash on Salisbury Plain.
11 soldiers were injured, some critically, after an accident involving three large troop-carrying vehicles.
Two soldiers, who were travelling in the third truck in the convoy, have life-changing injuries to their legs. They were taken by air ambulance to Southampton General Hospital.
The third soldier in that vehicle, who was driving, was taken to Salisbury District Hospital after sustaining minor head and leg injuries.
A total of nine personnel were taken to Salisbury District Hospital with minor injuries. Six soldiers remain in hospital.
Wiltshire Police officers carried out a detailed examination of the area overnight to determine how the incident happened.
The families of those involved have been informed.
The crash between the troop carriers happened during a two-week joint training exercise between the British and Indian militaries.
The collision occurred on a by-way which cuts through the Ministry of Defence training ground, the largest in the UK.
The Army said in a statement: "We can confirm that there has been a road traffic collision in the Salisbury Plain training area in which it is understood there are a number of casualties.
"The British Army is supporting Wiltshire Police and South West Ambulance Service with their response to the incident which will be duly investigated."
It's understood troops, including members of 6th Battalion The Rifles, had been out on the Plain training for fighting in difficult urban terrain.
Tim Cooper spoke to Inspector Steve Cox from Wiltshire Police about the accident.
Pictures courtesy of Wiltshire Air Ambulance (top) and BBC
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