During a repeat course in Austria, a Swiss soldier was recorded by a military vehicle and seriously injured on Wednesday night. It is said to have driven at a slight pace of the 19-year-old’s right leg than it was in the sleeping bag.
This content was published on 30. April 2025 – 15:42
(Keystone-SDA) The seriously injured soldier was transported to the St. Pölten University hospital by a rescue helicopter, as the Austrian news agency APA reported.
The accident had occurred at a night exercise at midnight, confirmed the Federal Department of Defense, Population Protection and Sport (VBS) to X. According to the Lower Austria State Police Directorate, a 26-year-old had controlled the armored car. It should have overlooked the soldiers in the sleeping bag, it said.
The injured person is in hospital care and will return to Switzerland as soon as transport is possible, according to the VBS. The soldier was operated on and did not hurt in mortal danger, the military justice said on Wednesday afternoon at the request of Keystone-Sda. He also had contact with his comrades. The military justice, which is also on site abroad, examines the incident.
With the “Trias 25” troop attempt in Austria, the Swiss army tests its concept “Future of the Boden forces” from April 14 to May 9. This is only possible to a limited extent on Swiss military training areas. The selected military training area Allentsteig is located in the state of Lower Austria, around a hundred kilometers northwest of Vienna. 950 Swiss, 150 Germans and 200 Austrian soldiers take part in the Trinational Exercise.
