Several incidents in one week –The Swiss army faces a series of accidents
A recruit was injured on Friday during a cannon maneuver. It is the fourth accident in a few days involving Swiss soldiers.
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Several Swiss soldiers were injured in Austria as part of the great operation “Triass 25”.
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Black Week for the Swiss Defense: Friday, a recruit was seriously injured during the maneuver of a self -propelled barrel on the Simplon pass, in Valais, relates the RTS By quoting the Keystone/ATS news agency. This is the fourth accident in a few days.
The unfortunate event occurred when an armored shoulder M109 has executed a reverse, specifies «20 minutes». The barrel struck another and the soldier was stuck in a hatch.
Seriously injured in the head and chest, the soldier was helicoptered by Air Zermatt. An investigation was opened.
-A series of incidents in Austria
A thousand soldiers from the Swiss army carried out a large -scale rehearsal lesson until May 9 on the gigantic place of arms of Allegs, in Austria. exercise baptized “Trias 25” started on April 15 and the army already deplores several accidents, 4 of which took place last week, recalls the RTS.
On Friday, a soldier aboard a tank struck a 19 -year -old motorist. On Wednesday, two soldiers were intoxicated by trying to extinguish a forest fire. Finally, in the night from Tuesday to Wednesday, a 19 -year -old man was made to roll On the leg by an armored vehicle and had to be operated on.
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ISCHI Laurène is a journalist in the Tamedia digital team. After a Bachelor in Letters in Lausanne, she obtained her master’s degree at the Academy of Journalism and the Media from the University of Neuchâtel in 2021. She was passionate about social subjects and worked for “Femina” for 4 years.More info
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