By Associated Press
WEST POINT, N.Y. — West Point officials say one cadet was killed and 22 people were injured when a vehicle they were riding in for summer training overturned.
The U.S. Military Academy says the vehicle overturned on a dirt road at about 6:45 a.m. Thursday. Twenty cadets and two soldiers on the light medium tactical vehicle were injured.
Lieutenant Col. Christopher Ophardt could not provide the severity of the injuries or the name of cadet who died.
The accident occurred near Camp Natural Bridge, an area where cadet summer training takes place.
Ophardt says the investigation of the cause of the single-vehicle accident was continuing.
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By Associated Press
WEST POINT, N.Y. — Authorities say a carrier vehicle at West Point overturned in an accident involving at least 20 cadets at a training site.
New York State police said troopers were assisting West Point personnel responding to the Thursday morning crash at the U.S. Military Academy.
West Point officials confirmed there was an accident near Camp Natural Bridge, an area where cadet summer training takes place. They provided no details on the crash.
There was no official confirmation of reports of multiple injuries.