SYDNEY: A training mishap during military drills in Australia ended with 12 Singaporean soldiers in hospital, according to Singapores defence ministry, which blamed the incident on an armoured vehicle that rear-ended another.
Thousands of Singaporean troops have been dispatched to Australia for Exercise Wallaby, one of the city-states largest overseas training exercises.
Singapores ministry of defence said a Hunter armoured fighting vehicle had rear-ended another while moving back to base at Australias Shoalwater Bay training facility on Tuesday night.
The ministry said 12 servicemen sustained non-serious injuries and they have been transported to hospital.
They are currently being treated or recovering well.
Singapores army called for a safety pause so that it could remind drivers to maintain proper distance.
The unilateral war games take place under a longstanding agreement between Australia and Singapore, which lacks the landmass to train its military at scale.
