West Point Military Academy Cadet Killed, 21 Injured In Military Training Accident

Daily Mail: PICTURED: Five-ton armored personnel carrier resting on its roof after a deadly rollover crash that killed one West Point Military Academy cadet and injured 21 others

* Accident took place at 6.45am near Camp Natural Bridge, a summer training site, at the US Military Academy at West Point in New York
* A light medium tactical vehicle weighing 5 tons flipped over on Route 293
* Twenty cadets and two active duty soldiers were involved; 21 survivors of the crash suffered non-life-threatening injuries
* The cadets who were injured are rising seniors from the 2020 graduating class
* Cadets and soldiers were on their way to a land navigation training site as part of routine exercise
* New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is directing State Office of Emergency Management to provide resources to assist

One cadet was killed and 19 others were injured on Thursday after an armored personnel carrier overturned during a training exercise at West Point Military Academy. Two active-service soldiers on the carrier were also hurt.

During a brief press conference held this afternoon, Lt. Gen. Darryl Williams, the superintendent of US Military Academy at West Point, revealed that a light medium tactical vehicle carrying a total of 20 cadets and two soldiers was headed to a land navigation training site as part of routine exercise when the truck flipped over.

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More News On Today's West Point Military Training Accident

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One person dead, 21 injured in accident near West Point training site -- CNN
West Point cadet killed, 21 injured when vehicle overturns in hilly terrain near military academy -- USA Today
West Point Cadet Killed, 21 Others Injured After Tactical Vehicle Crash During Training -- Time
West Point Says 1 Cadet Killed, 22 Other People Injured In Road Accident -- NPR

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