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Blunt force trauma caused tank crew deaths

Army medical team discusses how emergency was handled during drill in Lop Buri

A tank is seen on its side after it overturned during a military training exercise in Lop Buri on Monday, killing a soldier and an army cadet. (Photo: Lopburi Rescue)

Blunt force trauma caused the deaths of a soldier and an army cadet when their light tank overturned during a security drill in Lop Buri on Monday, according to the Medical Department of the Royal Thai Army (RTA).

SM1 Sanga Joitho, attached to the 2nd Cavalry Division, King’s Guard, and Phuwanai Kamlangdee, a third-year cadet from Chulachomklao Royal Military Academy, were thrown out of their Scorpion light tank after trying to avoid a collision with an…

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