Soldier dies after being hit by armoured vehicle on Salisbury Plain

Investigation launched into death of 26-year-old man on training exercise in Wiltshire

A soldier has died in an incident involving an armoured vehicle during a training exercise on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire - the second such occurrence in under a year.

Emergency services were called to a stretch of the plain west of Tidworth at about 10.45am on Tuesday after reports that a man had been involved in a collision, Wiltshire police said.