# Army officer killed by faulty Warrior tank during Salisbury Plain exercise

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/star-army-officer-was-killed-when-a-tank-with-nine-faults-reversed-over-him-in-army-training-exercise-inquest-hears/
- Published: 2026-10-26T15:21:37+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-26T15:39:31+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16239793/Star-Army-officer-killed-tank-nine-faults-reversed-army-training-exercise-inquest-hears.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: Business, Fitness, Health, Markets, World

## Key points

- Max George was killed by a reversing Warrior tank during Army training.
- The vehicle had nine known faults, including safety system problems.
- An inquest heard a faulty alarm had been identified three years earlier.

## Summary

Second Lieutenant Max George, a 26-year-old British Army officer, was killed during a training exercise on Salisbury Plain after a Warrior tank reversed over him. An inquest heard that he was at the vehicle’s rear retrieving his weapon, in a blind spot, when the crew reversed without knowing he was there. The case raises questions about vehicle safety and why the tank was used with known faults.

The inquest heard that the Warrior had nine faults, including problems with safety systems that meant the crew could not tell its rear door was open. A faulty alarm had first been identified three years before George’s death on 21 June 2022, but the faults were not classed as needing repair before use. George had been serving as a platoon commander in a training exercise for trainee tank commanders.

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