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Second soldier injured during training in northern Poland succumbs to wounds

Exercises at the training ground in Drawsko Pomorskie, Poland. Photo:
Exercises at the training ground in Drawsko Pomorskie, Poland. Photo: PAP/Marcin Bielecki
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On Wednesday afternoon, the second soldier injured in an accident at the training ground in Drawsko Pomorskie died in a hospital in Szczecin. Both soldiers were driven over by a tracked vehicle during an exercise on Tuesday.

News on the death of the second injured soldier was announced by the 1st Warsaw Armored Brigade.

“We regret to inform you that on March 6, in the afternoon, in a hospital in Szczecin, surrounded by the support of his family and fellow soldiers, the second soldier of the 1st Armored Brigade injured in the accident has passed away,” it was reported. The accident at the training ground in Drawsko Pomorskie occurred on Tuesday before 9 a.m. during an exercise. A BWP vehicle (infantry fighting vehicle) struck two soldiers on the so-called tactical belt.

One of the soldiers died on the spot. The second one was transported by an LPR helicopter to a hospital in Szczecin.
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