![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/breaking-two-soldiers-die-after-military-vehicle-flips-during-training-exercise-in-alaska/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/0_The-muddy-gravel-Dempster-Highway.jpg&description=We'll be bringing you the very latest updates, pictures and video on this breaking news story Two soldiers died and 12 others were injured when a transport vehicle flipped on Monday during a training exercise, according to the U.S. Army Alaska. Officials say that 17 soldiers were riding in an LMTV transport vehicle when an accident occurred in the Yukon Training Area in the US state of Alaska The crash is still under investigation and no identification details have been released as officials seek to notify the next-of-kin. Army spokesperson John Pennell said the vehicle flipped during training exercises for soldiers based at Fort Wainwright in Fairbanks. Paramedics provided medical treatment to the victims at the scene before the group was transported via ground and air to the Fairbanks Memorial Hospital. The Alaska State Troopers, North Pole Fire Department and Eielson Air Force Base all assisted in the first response to the accident. 'We're all grieving and kind of doing what we can to support the families,' Pennell added. Earlier this year, three soldiers died following a collision between two army helicopters in the US state of Alaska. Two of the soldiers sadly died at the scene, with the third dying while on the way to hospital. Each helicopter was carrying two people at the time of the accident, John Pennell, a spokesman for the US army Alaska, said. "This is an incredible loss for these soldiers' families, their fellow soldiers, and for the division," Major General Brian Eifler, commanding general of the 11th Airborne Division, said.){kind=link}
Three U.S. Army soldiers died and 12 were injured after a transport vehicle flipped on Monday during a training exercise in the Yukon Training Area. No one has been identified
Two soldiers died and 12 others were injured when a transport vehicle flipped on Monday during a training exercise, according to the U.S. Army Alaska.
Officials say that 17 soldiers were riding in an LMTV transport vehicle when an accident occurred in the Yukon Training Area in the US state of Alaska
The crash is still under investigation and no identification details have been released as officials seek to notify the next-of-kin.
Army spokesperson John Pennell said the vehicle flipped during training exercises for soldiers based at Fort Wainwright in Fairbanks.