§ Mr. Menzies CampbellTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the number of(a) fatalities and (b) serious injuries which have occurred at Batus, Suffield, Canada, for each year since 1972; and if he will state the cause in each case. [4932]
§ Mr. Soames[holding answer 11 December 1995]: The information requested is as follows:
Fatalities Year Numbers Cause of death 1972 1 1 RTA 1973 Nil — 1974 3 3 RTAs 1975 1 Drowned on Exercise 1976 2 1 stepped in front of a vehicle, 1 scout car overturned 1977 2 1 inhalation of vomit, 1 RTA 1978 2 1 RTA; 1 accident on adventure training 1979 1 Crushed in Tank 1980 3 1 Collision Tank/scout car; 1 struck by lightning; 1 drowned on adventure training 1981 Nil — 1982 2 1 GSW on exercise; 1 helicopter crash 1983 1 Training explosion 1984 1 Helicopter crash 1985 Nil — 1986 Nil — 1987 3 2 RTAs; 1 killed by debris from helicopter crash 1988 1 RTA 1989 Nil — 1990 Nil — 1991 Nil — 1992 1 Crushed between two vehicles 1993 Accident with warrior armoured fighting vehicle 1994 5 1 Collision with warrior/landrover; 2 buried in trench; 1 run over by warrior; 1 GSW on exercise 1995 Nil —
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Serious injuries Year Total injured Numbers and details 1972 15 1 eye injury; 14 shrapnel wounds 1973 1 RTA soldier hit by car 1974 6 1 trapped by vehicles; 2 ammo explosions 1 rocket launcher explosion 2 fire in Tank 1975 Nil 1976 1 ammo explosion 1977 2 1 smoke grenade explosion; 1 RTA
Serious injuries Year Total injured Numbers and details 1978 Nil 1979 1 ammo explosion 1980 1 breach explosion 1981 2 2 ammo explosion 1982 Nil 1983 1 ammo explosion 1984 2 explosion in landrover 1985 7 4 ammo explosions; 2 RTAs; 1 GSW 1986 4 2 RTAs; 1 ammo explosion; 1 back blast 1987 4 3 RTAs; 1 ammo explosion 1988 2 ammo explosions 1989 8 3 GSWs; 1 vehicle fire; 3 ammo explosions 1 laser beam injury 1990 Nil 1991 1 ammo explosion 1992 5 4 ammo explosions; 1 mortar incident 1993 4 3 ammo explosions; 1 tank barrel in face 1994 2 2 GSW 1995 Nil RTA = Road Traffic accident.
GSW = Gun shot wound.