Diggers hurt in crash at Puckapunyal army base ASLAV Australian Light Armoured Vehicles during a 2010 display at Puckapunyal. Picture: Paul Trezise Source: Herald Sun TEN soldiers injured in a crash between two military vehicles this morning were undertaking driver training at the time. The soldiers, who are members of the School of Armour and consist mainly of new recruits, were driving two Australian Light Armoured Vehicles when one slammed into the rear of the other on a dirt course about 10.30am, seriously injuring four people. Lt Col Stuart Cree, Commanding Officer of the School of Armour at Puckapunyal Military Base, said three soldiers were evacuated by air and one by road, while the remaining six were treated at the facility. This is just an unfortunate vehicle accident that has occurred out on the range. We have moved as quickly as we possibly could to get the soldiers to hospital," Lt Col Cree said. We will now treat them as best we can; we will investigate the circumstances and then we'll make a determination on what needs to be done to ensure that these sorts of circumstances aren't repeated. He said the soldiers, who ranged in rank from troopers to sergeants were inexperienced in driving light armoured vehicles, but were following procedures when the accident unfolded. "It was a simple vehicle collision, however because of the nature of the two armoured vehicles, their dings tend to give as much as a civilian vehicle would and, consequently, the injuries tend to be a little bit more dramatic," he said. One crash victim had to be rescued after becoming trapped in the wreckage for a short amount of time. Lt Col Cree said there were five soldiers on each vehicle, with some sealed inside the cabin and some standing. Defence investigators, Victoria Police and military police are now investigating the circumstances surrounding the crash. Lt Col Cree said that while he had "complete confidence in the quality of training" provided to soldiers, the investigation would reveal if procedures would need to be reviewed. Victoria Police spokesman Adam West said police were investigating whether criminal negligence contributed to the collision.