3 U.S. soldiers killed in crash at Fort Stewart in Georgia

Associated Press
Sunday, Oct. 20, 2019 7:55 p.m. | Sunday, Oct. 20, 2019 7:55 p.m.

A soldier walks through the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team motor pool at Fort Stewart, Ga. U.S. Army officials say three soldiers were killed and three others were injured when the armored vehicle they were riding in rolled over into water during training at Fort Stewart.

FORT STEWART, Ga. — U.S. Army officials say three soldiers were killed and three others were injured when the armored vehicle they were riding in rolled over into water during training at Fort Stewart in Georgia.

Officials with the Fort Stewart-Hunter Army Airfield’s 3rd Infantry Division said in a news release that the crash occurred around 3:20 a.m. Sunday. The release had few additional details and did not identify the soldiers.

Second release about this morning’s training accident at #FortStewart. pic.twitter.com/WbvSytQydB

— Fort Stewart-Hunter Army Airfield (@USAGStewartHAAF) October 20, 2019

The soldiers were with the 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team and were in a Bradley fighting vehicle.

The Army says the three injured soldiers were evacuated and taken to an Army hospital, where two of them were treated and released. A third soldier was transferred to another hospital, though his injuries were not considered life threatening.