1 Soldier Dead, 2 Injured During Army Training Exercise

A single-vehicle rollover has left one person dead and two others needing hospitalisation.
1 Soldier Dead, 2 Injured During Army Training Exercise
An Australian Army Rheinmetall MAN 40M truck drives across a Fixed Modular Bridge during Exercise Talisman Sabre at Townsville Field Training Area, Queensland, Australia, on July 22, 2025. Caitlyn Davill/Department of Defence
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A soldier who was critically injured in a truck rollover during a training exercise has died of his injuries. The single-vehicle crash was reported on Hervey Range Road, at the Townsville Field Training Area west of Townsville in north Queensland, at about 6:40 p.m. on Wednesday.

Multiple paramedic units and a rescue helicopter attended the scene, Queensland Ambulance said. One patient “with life-threatening injuries” was assessed at the scene.

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