IDF soldier killed in maintenance accident in northern Israel
Corporal Viacheslav Gregory, 20, sustains fatal injuries while working on APC; military opens probe
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An IDF soldier was killed in a maintenance accident while doing routine work on a vehicle on a military base in northern Israel on Monday night.
The soldier was named by the military as Corporal Viacheslav Gregory, 20 from Rishon Lezion. He served in the Ordnance Corps in the IDF’s Golani Brigade. He died as the result of an accident while working on an armored personnel carrier in the El Poran base in the Golan Heights.
There were conflicting reports on how he sustained his fatal injuries. Some reports said he was hit in the head with a metal part, others indicated a large-scale cable hit him in the face.
He was taken by helicopter in serious condition to Rambam Medical Center in Haifa, where he was eventually pronounced dead.
The IDF opened a probe into the incident.
The Times of Israel Community.