At least one West Point cadet has died and multiple others were injured after a vehicle overturned at the military academy’s summer training camp, according to reports.
Officials announced a “major emergency response” was underway near the prestigious military academy in New York after the tactical vehicle overturned at approximately 6:45 am local time.
The light medium tactical vehicle rolled during a training exercise on a dirt road, said Christopher Ophardt, an Army lieutenant colonel.
The extent of injuries and other details were not immediately clear. The cadets and two soldiers involved in the incident were sent to local hospitals, according to reports.
The military academy first provided alerts of the incident on Twitter, saying there was “an accident in the vicinity the Camp Natural Bridge training site."
The military facilities are reportedly used throughout the summers for “vigorous military training” in things like “advanced individual soldier skills.”
According to a statement on the West Point website, “"Training is conducted in combined arms operations, introducing the cadets to the combat, combat support and combat service support branches of the US.”
State troopers and other officials were headed to the scene of the incident as reports indicated nearly two dozen cadets were involved.
NBC New York’s helicopter flying above the scene spotted the vehicle in thick brush, “its undercarriage and wheels facing the sky.”
West Point is located nearly 60 miles outside of New York City on the Hudson River.
