A SOLDIER has died after a tank reportedly rolled over during a military training exercise in Wiltshire.

       Emergency services were scrambled to the scene after reports of the serious crash on Salisbury Plain Training Area.

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       British Army Challenger 2 pictured on the Salisbury Plain Military Training Area in Wiltshire Credit: Alamy

       Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance and other specialist paramedics attended the incident on a public byway in Enford, Wilts., shortly before midday.

       Wiltshire Today understands a tank rolled over in the incident, leaving a soldier with significant injuries.

       He was pronounced dead at the scene.

       Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service confirmed it responded with two fire engines, from Pewsey and Ludgershall, and a heavy rescue unit from Trowbridge.

       A Hazardous Area Response Team, made up of a group of specialist paramedics and several other south Western Ambulance Service ambulance vehicles responded alongside firefighters.

       Around a dozen police officers - from Wiltshire Police and the Military of Defence Police - were also called.

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       A spokesperson for Wiltshire Police only acknowledged that a training exercise was underway, confirming there was "a military operation taking place" on the plain at the time.

       They did not make any comment on a road traffic collision.

       Traffic officers from the local force are investigating the crash, along with units parked in Enford Village Hall car park a short distance from the scene.

       A spokesperson for the Ministry of Defence said: "It is with sadness that we can confirm the death of a soldier on Salisbury Plain Training Area.

       "Wiltshire Police are investigating and therefore it would be inappropriate to comment further."

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       The crash was reported on Salisbury Plain Training Area Credit: Alamy

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