Author Topic: Castlemartin tank incident: One soldier dead, three injured (UK)  (Read 469 times)

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A soldier has been killed and three others injured after an incident involving a tank at a Ministry of Defence base in Pembrokeshire.

The Royal Tank Regiment soldier died on Thursday after being injured at Castlemartin Range on Wednesday.

BBC Wales understands that the incident involved ammunition.

Minister for People and Veterans, Tobias Ellwood, said the soldier died with his family "by his bedside".

BBC Wales understands the soldier died at Morriston Hospital.

Three seriously injured soldiers have been taken to hospitals in Swansea, Cardiff and Birmingham.

One injured soldier is in Morriston Hospital, Swansea, another at University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, and the third was taken to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham, which has a dedicated wing for treating injured service personnel.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-west-wales-40282049

Second soldier has just been confirmed dead.
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