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Army Tank Falls off Bridge: 3 Dead, 1 Injured

A CM11 Tank upside down in the water after falling off a bridge.
A CM11 Brave Tiger class tank after falling off a bridge in Pingtung County on the morning of August 16, 2016
Phillip Charlier 0 Comment ,

An ROC Army CM11 ‘Brave Tiger’ tank went over the side of a bridge and landed upside down in a stream this morning, trapping four people inside. Three of the trapped soldiers died while one was rushed to hospital after his heartbeat was restored by CPR.

The accident happened at around 10:30am during the ROC military’s annual Han Kuang Exercise in Pingtung County near Hengchun. The trapped soldiers couldn’t be reached until 11:38am. Two of the three hatches were submerged, while the bottom hatch is designed to only be opened from the inside.

Two of the dead were volunteers while one was doing compulsory military service.

army personnel atop an overturned tank
Army personnel examine the bottom hatch of a tank that overturned after falling off a bridge, but are unable to open the hatch from outside. Photo: Army Command
A CM11 Tank upside down in the water after falling off a bridge.
A CM11 Brave Tiger class tank after falling off a bridge in Pingtung County on the morning of August 16, 2016
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