綜合英國廣播公司、天空新聞和衛報等媒體報道，當地時間5月15日晚，英國伯克郡皇家溫莎馬術展表演現場發生一起事故，一名英軍士兵墜馬身亡。

Buckingham Palace said King Charles III was "shocked and saddened" to find out a British soldier died after a fall at a horse show the royal was attending this week.

The soldier died during a display of the King's Troop, Royal Horse Artillery at the Royal Windsor Horse Show on Friday evening.

在英國皇家溫莎馬術展表演的士兵（資料圖）圖源：英媒

報道稱，英國泰晤士河谷警方通報稱，事故發生于當晚19時左右。該士兵在表演結束后離開競技場時墜馬，雖經現場緊急救治，仍因傷勢過重不幸身亡。警方表示，此案目前被列為“死因尚待查明，但無可疑情況”。警方正與英國國防部及皇家溫莎馬術展主辦方合作收集相關信息，以進一步查明事故原因，并呼吁知情人士提供線索。

The unidentified soldier fell after leaving the arena following the display, and despite being treated, their injuries were serious, and they died at the scene, the Thames Valley Police said in a release.

On Saturday morning, the police appealed to the public for any information about the "unexplained but non-suspicious death" of the soldier.

事發時，英國國王查爾斯三世及其他王室成員正在現場觀看表演。白金漢宮發言人表示，國王在獲悉消息后“深感震驚和悲痛”，并將親自向死者家屬致以慰問。發言人稱：“盡管國王及其他王室成員事發時身處競技場內，但直到事后才得知事件的嚴重性。”

"While His Majesty and other members of the royal family were present at the arena at the time the incident took place, they were not made aware of the severity of the situation until later," a Buckingham Palace spokesperson said, according to the London Times.

The spokesperson added, "The King was greatly shocked and saddened to have learned subsequently of the troop member's death and will be in touch with the family to share his personal condolences."

英國國王查爾斯三世在周五觀看表演后得知這一消息，他感到“震驚和悲痛”。

英國陸軍發言人證實，“國王部隊皇家騎炮兵團”一名成員于5月15日在皇家溫莎馬術展期間不幸身亡，目前死者家屬已獲通知。

主辦方表示，馬術展將按原計劃繼續舉行，但“國王部隊皇家騎炮兵團”后續的表演環節已被取消。

The police said the horse show would continue as planned on Saturday but without another display of the King's Troop, Royal Horse Artillery.

報道提到，皇家溫莎馬術展創辦于1943年，最初旨在為第二次世界大戰籌集資金。

來源：環球時報 福克斯新聞

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