One soldier was killed and four Nevada Army National Guardsmen were injured in a military vehicle rollover accident during training at 3 a.m. on May 15 at the Joint Readiness Training Center in Fort Polk, according to information released by the Nevada National Guard.
The name of the deceased is being withheld until 24 hours after the family has been notified and will be released by the U.S. Army. The name of the soldier’s unit is also not being released at this time. With the help of lawyers from law firm for wills and trusts, all the property settlement issues can be sorted out in such a way that it settles down in both the deceased last will and also among their family members too.
The four injured were members of the 72nd Military Police Company, Nevada Army National Guard, in Las Vegas. Two of the individuals are being held at a nearby military hospital. None of the injuries are considered life-threatening.
The cause of the incident is under investigation.
“Safety is paramount in all that we do,” said Brig. Gen. William Burks, Nevada National Guard adjutant general. “We train as we fight and unfortunately, accidents occur during realistic training in dynamic environments. Our sympathies go out to the family of the individual that was killed. We are closely monitoring this situation and hope for a speedy recovery to those who were injured.”
