Texas - 3 US Soldiers Killed 6 missing after Truck Accident

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Military officials at Fort Hood, Texas report that three soldiers have been killed after a US Army truck overturned by a flood creek. Six additional soldiers are missing.

Several US Soldiers Killed After Truck Accident in Texas
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The truck involved was a Light Medium Tactical Vehicle.

Emergency crews continue to conduct rescue operations, searching for the remaining soldiers missing from the 3rd Battalion, 16th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Armored Brigade Comabt Team, 1st Cavalry Division.

Earlier on Thursday, a Thunderbird F-16 US Air Force jet crashed into a field in Colorado following a flyover over an Air Force Academy graduation event at which President Barack Obama was in attendance. The pilot ejected safely. Only an hour later, a US Navy Blue Angels jet crashed shortly after takeoff in Tennessee, killing the pilot.

Texas has been dealing with massive flooding and torrential rainfall for nearly a month. Six people died along the Brazos River over the weekend following four days of heavy rain.

 

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3 Dead, 3 Injured, 6 Missing After Flood Sweeps Army Truck
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Three soldiers were killed and six were missing after an Army truck was washed from a low-water crossing and overturned Thursday in a rain-swollen creek at Fort Hood, the Texas Army post said.

The accident happened about 11:30 a.m. Thursday in an area near Cold Springs and Owl Creek, Fort Hood said in a statement.

Three soldiers were rescued from the swift water and were in stable condition Thursday afternoon at Coryell Memorial Healthcare System in Gatesville.

Army aircraft, canine search teams, swift-water rescue watercraft and heavy trucks were being used in the search for the six missing soldiers. The Army did not release the names of the dead because it was still notifying relatives.

Fort Hood spokesman John Miller said the low-water crossing of the creek was flooded by two days of intermittent heavy rains when the swift water swept the truck, called a Light Medium Tactical Vehicle, from the road.

Parts of Texas have been inundated with rain in the last week. More storms were on the way that could dump up to 10 inches of rain from Thursday through Saturday and worsen flooding caused by rivers and other waterways that already have risen to record levels.

About half of Texas is under flood watches or warnings, including Fort Bend County, southwest of Houston, where about 1,400 homes have been affected by the Brazos River, swollen by heavy rainfall from last week.

A storm system that moved through the Houston-area Wednesday night and Thursday morning dumped nearly 8 inches of rain in some of the city's northern suburbs, causing flooding in some neighborhoods.

The river reached 54.8 feet in Fort Bend County — 4 feet higher than the record set in 1994 — with water spilling into neighborhoods that hadn't previously flooded. Officials say levels in the Brazos have not dropped much and additional rainfall could make the flooding worse.

"With the rain that's predicted, that's not going to help things as that water has no place to go," said Lt. Lowell Neinast, with the police department in Richmond, where more than 700 people have been evacuated due to the Brazos River.

Depending on how much rain falls, the Brazos River could even rise to up to 56 feet, said Fort Bend County Judge Robert Hebert.


3 Soldiers Dead, 6 Missing After Vehicle Swept Away at Fort Hood (Video)
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The death toll from the Texas accident involving a military truck is now five, USA Today reports, citing the US Army.

Texas Army Truck Accident Death Toll Reaches 5, Four Soldiers Missing
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Earlier, the press center of Fort Hood announced that US Army emergency forces were searching for six soldiers that went missing after a military vehicle flipped during floods in Texas. Three soldiers were killed.

USA Today reported later on Thursday that two more bodies had been found late in the night. Four other soldiers remain missing, while three have been taken to a hospital and are in stable condition.

The Fort Hood Directorate of Emergency Services as well as local and state agencies are involved in the search using aircraft, canine search teams, heavy-ground equipment, swift-water rescue watercraft and search personnel, according to the Fort Hood press service.

The soldiers were taking part in training activities when they were swept from the road on Thursday morning.



5 Fort Hood soldiers dead, 4 missing after Army truck overturns in flooding (Video)
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At least five soldiers were killed Thursday at Fort Hood in Texas when their truck overturned in a creek, according to the Army.

Three soldiers' bodies were recovered Thursday afternoon. Two more were found Thursday night. Four soldiers remained unaccounted for. Three other soldiers were rescued and taken to a local hospital where they were reported in stable condition.

Aircraft, dog teams and rescue boats were conducting the search in Owl Creek.

Fort Hood emergency personnel responded to a call for a swift-water rescue at 11:20 a.m. CT Thursday after the Light Medium Tactical Vehicle got stuck at the Owl Creek Tactical low-water crossing and East Range Road, according to information from Fort Hood. The troops were on a training exercise.



5 dead, 4 missing after Army truck swept away in Texas flood (Video)
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Five soldiers were killed and four were missing after an Army troop carrier was washed from a low-water crossing and overturned Thursday in a rain-swollen creek at Fort Hood, the Texas Army post said.

Three soldiers were found dead shortly after the 2½-ton truck was toppled by the swift current of Owl Creek during a morning training exercise. Two more bodies were found late Thursday night, according to a Fort Hood statement. Three soldiers were rescued and were hospitalized in stable condition.

No further details were provided in the statement, but spokesman Chris Haug said the search continued for the four soldiers who remain missing. Army officials planned a briefing early Friday to provide an update.