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| Second soldier dies after Castlemartin tank incident | Second soldier dies after Castlemartin tank incident |
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| A second soldier has died following an incident involving a tank at a Ministry of Defence base in Pembrokeshire. | A second soldier has died following an incident involving a tank at a Ministry of Defence base in Pembrokeshire. |
| The Royal Tank Regiment soldier died on Thursday after he was injured at Castlemartin Range on Wednesday. | The Royal Tank Regiment soldier died on Thursday after he was injured at Castlemartin Range on Wednesday. |
| Another member of the regiment also died and two more were seriously injured in the incident, which is understood to have involved ammunition. | Another member of the regiment also died and two more were seriously injured in the incident, which is understood to have involved ammunition. |
| The MoD, Dyfed-Powys Police and the Health and Safety Executive are investigating. | |
| Minister for Defence, People and Veterans, Tobias Ellwood, announced the second death on Thursday night. | Minister for Defence, People and Veterans, Tobias Ellwood, announced the second death on Thursday night. |
| He said: "Our thoughts are with his family and friends at this sad time." | He said: "Our thoughts are with his family and friends at this sad time." |
| Flags at the camp were lowered to half mast after the MOD announced the first death on Thursday morning. | |
| It has also suspended tank live firing as a precaution following the incident. | |
| What is Castlemartin Range? | What is Castlemartin Range? |
| Mr Ellwood said: "The safety of our personnel is our absolute priority and a full investigation is under way to understand the details of this tragic incident." | |
| The 1st and 2nd Royal Tank Regiments merged in August 2014 to form The Royal Tank Regiment, which is based in Tidworth, Wiltshire. | |
| The Army's website said the regiment was "preparing for a live fire exercise at Castlemartin in Wales", which was scheduled to take place at the range between Monday and Friday. | |
| Castlemartin, opened by the War Office in 1938, covers 5,900 acres on the south Pembrokeshire coast. | |
| In May 2012, Ranger Michael Maguire died during a live firing exercise at the training base. An inquest later found he was unlawfully killed. |