'Star' Army officer was killed when a tank with nine faults reversed over him in training exercise, inquest hears

Crime · First reported 26 Oct, 16:55 · Updated 19:03

An inquest heard that Second Lieutenant Max George was killed by a reversing Warrior FV511 during a training exercise at Salisbury Plain in June 2022; the vehicle’s rear-door alarm had a broken wire.

Second Lieutenant Max George was struck and crushed by a reversing Warrior FV511 at Salisbury Plain in June 2022, after exiting the vehicle.
The inquest heard that the built-in rear-door alarm did not work because a wire was broken; the vehicle remained stationary for 38 to 43 seconds after the collision.
The inquest heard the FV-511 was not ordinarily used for disembarking troops and that personnel in 5 Rifles were not very familiar with its differences from the FV-510.