British Soldiers Injured in Multi-Vehicle Crash During NATO Exercise in Estonia

Twelve soldiers were hospitalized after a highway pile-up caused by snowy conditions, with eight airlifted to the UK for further treatment.

A total of 17 people, including 12 British soldiers, were injured in a six-vehicle crash on the Tallinn-Narva highway in Estonia on Friday, November 22.
The incident occurred during a blizzard when two civilian cars collided at an intersection, triggering a chain reaction involving three minibuses carrying British troops and another civilian vehicle.
The soldiers were part of Operation Cabrit, the UK's NATO mission aimed at deterring Russian aggression in the Baltic region.
Eight of the injured soldiers were flown to the UK on an RAF C-17 medevac jet for further treatment, with five discharged and three remaining hospitalized in Birmingham.
The crash took place approximately 20 miles from the Russian border as the troops were returning to their base in Tapa, Estonia's largest military base.