Advertisement
An Australian soldier has died in a training exercise at a military training area in the Northern Territory, the Department of Defence has confirmed.
The soldier, yet to be named, was killed during the exercise at the Mount Bundey Training Area on Monday, in which five other soldiers were injured.
Next of kin have been notified, according to a statement from the Defence Department.
Defence is expected to provide further details of the fatal training exercise at a later time.
More to come
Daniel Lo Surdo is a breaking news reporter for The Sydney Morning Herald. He previously helmed the national news live blog for The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age.Connect via email.From our partners
Advertisement
Advertisement
Disclaimer : This story is auto aggregated by a computer programme and has not been created or edited by DOWNTHENEWS. Publisher: www.smh.com.au
