One Army soldier is dead, and five others are injured, after a vehicle accident Friday morning at Fort Bliss, El Paso, Texas, Fox News has learned.
In a Twitter post, Fort Bliss and the 1st Armored Division confirmed that a solider was killed, and five others were injured at approximately 9:30 a.m. in a base training area.
A gate at U.S. Army Fort Bliss base in El Paso, Texas. (Adria Malcolm/Bloomberg via Getty Images, File)
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Officials said the accident occurred in a tactical vehicle.
Authorities did not release the names of the individual killed, or the severity of the five soldiers who were injured.
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Fort Bliss said that the incident is under investigation.
