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Army officer killed by reversing Warrior with faulty alarm, inquest hears

Second Lieutenant Max George, 26, died during a training exercise on Salisbury Plain after being killed by a reversing Warrior vehicle with a faulty alarm, an inquest has heard.

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Second Lieutenant Max George, aged 26, was killed by a reversing Warrior vehicle during a training exercise on Salisbury Plain, an inquest has heard. The vehicle’s alarm was faulty at the time of the incident.

The Army officer died during the exercise, although the supplied information does not give a date or further details about the circumstances. The case is being examined at an inquest.

The hearing has been told that the Warrior was reversing when it struck and killed Mr George. The reported fault with the vehicle’s alarm is a central detail in the account of the incident.

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No further information has been provided about the inquest’s findings, the training exercise or any action being considered as a result. The latest known position is that the circumstances surrounding Second Lieutenant George’s death remain subject to the ongoing inquest process.

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