A soldier, 26, dies after colliding with an armoured vehicle in Wiltshire

After colliding with a Warrior armoured vehicle during a training exercise in Wiltshire, a soldier died from head injuries.

On Tuesday morning, the soldier, 26, died after colliding with a military vehicle during a routine exercise in Salisbury Plain.

According to police, the soldier was a member of the 5th Battalion The Rifles.

‘Emergency services were called to an area of Salisbury Plain, just west of Tidworth, at approximately 10.45am yesterday (21/6) following a report that a man had been involved in a collision with a Warrior armoured fighting vehicle during a routine training exercise,’ Wiltshire Police said in a statement.