Soldier Dies in UK Training Accident

A convoy of armoured vehicles travels between camp locations during the UK Task Group Mission Rehearsal Exercise ahead of their deployment to Mali, on the Ministry of Defence training area on Salisbury Plain in England on Oct. 14, 2020. Leon Neal/Getty Images

A soldier has died during a military training exercise in England on Friday, the UK’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) has confirmed.

“It is with sadness that we can confirm the death of a soldier on Salisbury Plain Training Area,” the MoD said in a statement.