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Fort Bragg soldier killed in accident, 4 others injured

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F.T. Norton | The Fayetteville Observer | Oct 4th 2021 A Fort Bragg soldier was killed and four other soldiers injured in an accident involving a military vehicle shortly before 1 p.m. Monday on post, according to a news release from Fort Bragg and the 18th Airborne Corps..

F.T. Norton | The Fayetteville Observer | Oct 4th 2021

The accident happened about 12:50 p.m. on Butner Road near Wilson Park. The names of those involved were withheld pending notification of next of kin, the release said. The soldiers involved were apparently with the 16th Military Police Brigade.

“This was a tough day here on Fort Bragg,” Col. Joe Buccino, a Fort Bragg spokesman, said in the the news release. “Our immediate thoughts right now are on the Family, the men and women of the 16th Military Police Brigade, and the injured Soldiers. Anytime you lose a Soldier on-post in a situation outside of combat, it hurts.

“It’s a tragic loss. There will be a time for investigating the cause and nature of this accident, but right now we’re focusing our attention on the troops and Families.”

This is the second fatal accident involving a military vehicle in four months. In June, Cpl. Mojave Littlejohn was killed and two other soldiers injured in a wreck on Vass Road while en route to training.

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