Soldier buried alive in mortar strike: ‘I didn’t want to die’

A soldier buried alive after a mortar bomb strike says said she "didn't want to die" and "miss out on seeing my daughter grow up."

Corporal Hannah Campbell was guarding a building in Iraq when the shell hit.

“It was just heat and black - that was all I remember. I didn't hear any noise," said Campbell.

"I can't remember it coming through the building. I just remember opening my eyes, my face was packed in so tightly I could barely move my mouth, my nose was squashed against my face my hands were pinned in my whole body was pinned in".

“I had a brain injury, I had damage to my optic nerve, I had pole and several bits of shrapnel through my face, I had abdominal injuries I had a pole through my leg and my left leg was completely crushed,” she added.

This clip is originally from 5 live Afternoon Edition Monday 10 August 2015.