Low visibility due to dust clouds likely cause of training accident: Ng Eng Hen

The collision between two Hunter armoured fighting vehicles during a training exercise in Australia was likely due to low visibility from dust clouds formed by the moving vehicles, said Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen on Oct 15.

- Mike Yeo

He was responding to Workers' Party MP Dennis Tan (Hougang) about the cause of the collision on Sept 24, which occurred during Exercise Wallaby at the Shoalwater Bay Training Area in Queensland, Australia.

Twelve Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) soldiers were sent to the nearest medical facility and assessed to have suffered mild injuries in the collision.

None required hospitalisation, and they were well enough to rejoin their units for training the next day, said Dr Ng in a written parliamentary reply.