Soldier dies after being hit by an armoured vehicle on Salisbury Plain
It happened during a routine training exercise
Last updated 22nd Jun 2022
A soldier has died following a collision with an armoured vehicle on Salisbury Plain.
Emergency services were called to an area just west of Tidworth, at approximately 10.45am yesterday (21st June) following a report that a man had been involved in a collision with a Warrior armoured fighting vehicle during a routine training exercise.
A 26-year-old man sustained significant head injuries and sadly died at the scene.
He has been identified as a member of 5th Battalion The Rifles which is based at Bulford.
Wiltshire Police said his family are being supported by a specialist family liaison officer.
An Army Spokesperson said,
“It is with great sadness that we can confirm the death of a soldier in Wiltshire on 21st June 2022. Our thoughts are with the soldier’s family and friends at this difficult time and we ask that their privacy is respected.”
An investigation into the collision is being led by Wiltshire Police alongside the Army and Health and Safety Executive.
Anyone with information should call the Serious Collision Investigation Team via 101 and quote crime reference number 54220064345.
It's the second incident on Salisbury Plain involving a Warrior in eight months.
In October 2021 Jethro Watson-Pickering, a 23 year old private who was in the 1st Battalion, The Yorkshire Regiment, died after the tracked vehicle he was in overturned near Enford.