STUTTGART, Germany — Two soldiers were slated to be released from a Bavarian hospital Thursday after being treated for injuries stemming from a training accident that hurt eight in all, the Army said this week.
The injuries occurred Tuesday during a nighttime tactical movement at the Army’s training area in Hohenfels, where two M113 armored personnel carriers collided at a slow speed, Joint Multinational Readiness Center spokesman Maj. John Ambelang said in a statement Wednesday.
The crash coincided with Saber Junction 23, a large drill involving several thousand troops.
Eight soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment were taken to a hospital in Regensburg after the crash.
Ahead of every exercise, the training center at Hohenfels rehearses medical evacuations to prepare for the possibility of injuries, he said.
There have been a series of crashes involving military vehicles in the area surrounding the Bavarian ranges at Hohenfels and Grafenwoehr in recent months.
In August, 1st Lt. Hailey Hodsden, a platoon leader with the 2nd Cavalry Regiment’s 4th Squadron, vehicle on a highway near the village of Tirschenreuth.
In late July, eight soldiers in Vilseck were injured after their transport vehicle overturned while heading to a training range in the Grafenwoehr area.
Also, seven soldiers were injured in April after two armored vehicles convoying to the Grafenwoehr collided.