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| Soldier, 19, is crushed to death | Soldier, 19, is crushed to death |
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| A 19-year-old soldier has been crushed to death at a base in Wiltshire while checking a vehicle for deployment. | A 19-year-old soldier has been crushed to death at a base in Wiltshire while checking a vehicle for deployment. |
| The private, who was from Northern Ireland, was performing a "first parade check" on an eight-wheeled military vehicle with another soldier. | |
| The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) said the soldier became trapped between the vehicle and a mobile flatbed transporter at the base in Ludgershall. | |
| The incident is being investigated by both the HSE and Wiltshire Police. | The incident is being investigated by both the HSE and Wiltshire Police. |
| The soldier's body is due to be formally identified later and a coroner has been informed. | The soldier's body is due to be formally identified later and a coroner has been informed. |
| 'Deep shock' | 'Deep shock' |
| The HSE spokesperson said the accident happened when one of the pair raised the bed so that they could perform the checks on Sunday afternoon at a site near the Tidworth Barracks. | The HSE spokesperson said the accident happened when one of the pair raised the bed so that they could perform the checks on Sunday afternoon at a site near the Tidworth Barracks. |
| "The same soldier then got back into the cab and lowered the bed, and the next thing he heard was someone shouting to him to raise it. For whatever reason, the other soldier was between the raised bed and the bottom of the vehicle," she said. | "The same soldier then got back into the cab and lowered the bed, and the next thing he heard was someone shouting to him to raise it. For whatever reason, the other soldier was between the raised bed and the bottom of the vehicle," she said. |
| The spokesperson added that the soldier who was operating the lowering of the bed was left "in deep shock". | The spokesperson added that the soldier who was operating the lowering of the bed was left "in deep shock". |
| "It's dreadful for everybody concerned. Obviously for the family of the deceased soldier but also devastating for the person operating the vehicle. | "It's dreadful for everybody concerned. Obviously for the family of the deceased soldier but also devastating for the person operating the vehicle. |
| "He will be interviewed but certainly was not in a fit state yesterday and it's not clear whether he will be today." | "He will be interviewed but certainly was not in a fit state yesterday and it's not clear whether he will be today." |
| The private was from the 9 Supply Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps who are based at a military base in Hullavington. | The private was from the 9 Supply Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps who are based at a military base in Hullavington. |