Nine Canadian soldiers hurt in N.B. training accident
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Kevin Bissett, The Canadian Press Wednesday, September 14, 2016
FREDERICTON -- Nine Canadian soldiers, injured Wednesday in a training accident at 5th Canadian Division Support Base Gagetown in New Brunswick, were all released from hospital by late afternoon.
Five soldiers with minor injuries had been treated on the base, while another four were taken to hospital in Fredericton with what were described as serious injuries.
Base Public Affairs Officer Capt. Evelyn Lemire said all the soldiers are members of The Second Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment.
She said they were engaged in routine training when the light armoured vehicle they were travelling in "hit an embankment" around 10:30 a.m. Wednesday in the training area of the sprawling base.
The New Brunswick base, which opened in 1958, has a training area that covers 1,100 square kilometres.
"An investigation to determine the cause of the incident will be conducted," Lemire said.
She would not release any medical or personal information about the injured soldiers.
Lemire described the vehicle as a LAV 6.0 light armoured vehicle.
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http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/nine-canadian-soldiers-hurt-in-n-b-training-accident-1.3071959
Kevin Bissett, The Canadian Press Wednesday, September 14, 2016
FREDERICTON -- Nine Canadian soldiers, injured Wednesday in a training accident at 5th Canadian Division Support Base Gagetown in New Brunswick, were all released from hospital by late afternoon.
Five soldiers with minor injuries had been treated on the base, while another four were taken to hospital in Fredericton with what were described as serious injuries.
Base Public Affairs Officer Capt. Evelyn Lemire said all the soldiers are members of The Second Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment.
She said they were engaged in routine training when the light armoured vehicle they were travelling in "hit an embankment" around 10:30 a.m. Wednesday in the training area of the sprawling base.
The New Brunswick base, which opened in 1958, has a training area that covers 1,100 square kilometres.
"An investigation to determine the cause of the incident will be conducted," Lemire said.
She would not release any medical or personal information about the injured soldiers.
Lemire described the vehicle as a LAV 6.0 light armoured vehicle.
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