21 Indian soldiers injured during joint military ops in UK

June 18, 2015 15:19

At least 21 Indian soldiers taking part in a joint military exercise with UK injured in road accident in Salisbury.

The BBC reports that the army personnel were injured in a collision between three troop carriers on Salisbury Plain.

Two people with life-threatening injuries have been flown to Southampton General Hospital and eight with "serious injuries" to Salisbury. The collision happened in a field near Larkhill Camp at 18:30 UK time.

More than 100 soldiers from the First Battalion of the Kumaon Regiment of the Indian army are currently in Britain as part of a joint exchange exercise codenamed Ajeya Warrior.

It is not known who was involved in the crash. Wiltshire Police said four or five people had suffered "life-changing injuries".

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