At least one West Point military cadet was killed on Thursday morning after a multi-vehicle accident near the U.S. Military Academy, a U.S. defense official confirmed to Fox News. Around 6:45 a.m., a 5-ton truck with roughly 20 cadets and some U.S. Army soldiers aboard overturned during summer training near the Camp Natural Bridge facility in upstate New York, officials said. The cadets and two Army soldiers were wounded in the accident, which occurred off Route 293, and were transported to local hospitals. New York State Police troopers were assisting West Point personnel responding to the accident, which comes nearly two weeks after Vice President Mike Pence spoke at West Point’s graduation ceremony. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPPresident Trump tweeted that he was "So sorry to hear about the terrible accident involving our GREAT West Point Cadets.

Source: Fox News June 06, 2019 13:35 UTC