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Fort Campbell Soldier Dies In Training Accident

Posted at 5:10 AM, Aug 02, 2018
and last updated 2018-08-02 05:10:30-04

FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. (AP) – Officials at Fort Campbell say a soldier has died in a training accident.

The Army base along the Tennessee-Kentucky border says in a news release the 101st Airborne Division was conducting routine training at the time of Wednesday’s accident.

The statement says the soldier was pronounced dead at a hospital on the base. The soldier’s name was not immediately released pending notification of relatives.

No one else was injured in the accident, which remains under investigation.