Second British soldier collapsed on gruelling Brecon Beacons march hours after ‘heat death’ of Corporal Josh Hoole

A SECOND British soldier collapsed during a tough Brecon Beacons march on the hottest day of the year.

The serviceman was rushed to hospital suspected to be suffering from heat-related injuries on Tuesday, The Sun has discovered.

Hours earlier, Afghan veteran Cpl Josh Hoole, 26, fell ill and died after a training exercise on the same punishing Welsh hills.

The unnamed soldier is now recovering after his dangerous condition was spotted by commanders just in time.

The alarming revelation on top of Cpl Hoole’s tragic death will deepen concerns about the Army’s safety standards.

Military sources tonight said the recovering soldier had an underlying health condition and it is not yet known if the heat caused his collapse or contributed to it.

Fury over Cpl Hoole’s death reached the House of Commons today.

MPs demanded the government enforce their fresh recommendations to improve accountability during military training as soon as possible.

The Commons Defence Committee report was only published weeks ago after the tragic deaths of three SAS hopefuls also in the Brecon Beacons on one of 2013’s hottest days.

One of its members, Jim Shannon demanded of Commons Leader David Lidington: “The death of the young soldier Joshua Hoole has raised the issue of welfare for soldiers again.

“Will you agree to a ministerial statement on this matter to bring the time scale forward for implementation by the MoD?”

Paying tribute to the high flying NCO, Cabinet minister Mr Lidington said: “The sympathies of everybody in the House are with that young man’s family, friends and colleagues at what must be a difficult time for them”.

An MoD spokeswoman said: “We seek to make all training as safe as reasonably possible while ensuring that soldiers are ready for the challenges of protecting the United Kingdom.

“Where practicable all recommendations made in recent inquests have been implemented.”