Australian soldier dies during training exercise
An Australian soldier has died and several others have been injured during a training exercise in the Northern Territory.
An Australian soldier died and five others were injured in a training accident at the Mount Bundey training area. The incident occurred on Monday, around 100km south-east of Darwin in the Northern Territory.
The Defence department confirmed the fatality and released a statement on Tuesday morning. According to The Guardian, next of kin had been informed.
The incident happened during a training exercise. ABC News AU reported that an Australian Army soldier was involved.
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