One cadet from the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, New York, died and 22 ca...
WEST POINT, N.Y. - One cadet from the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, New York, died and 22 cadets and soldiers were injured on Thursday when a tactical vehicle carrying them flipped over during a training mission, officials said.
Twenty cadets and two U.S. Army soldiers were injured, West Point said in a statement. The injuries ranged from a facial abrasion to a broken arm, said Colonel Brett Venable, the commander of Keller Army Community Hospital.“Today was a tragic day for the West Point community and our United States Army,” Lieutenant General Darryl Williams, the superintendent of the academy, located on the Hudson River about 50 miles north of New York City, said at a news conference.
The soldiers were in a cab and the cadets, who are seniors due to graduate in 2020, were in the bed of the vehicle under a soft canopy, said Lieutenant Colonel Christopher Ophardt, an Army spokesman.“So sorry to hear about the terrible accident involving our GREAT West Point Cadets,” President Donald Trump said on Twitter. “We mourn the loss of life and pray for the injured.
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