TRAINING TRAGEDY
THE nation is mourning the deaths of two Australian Defence Force soldiers killed in a training exercise near Townsville.
On Monday afternoon, emergency crews were called to a remote road at Dotswood, west of Townsville, where a heavy army vehicle rolled.
The two men, understood to be a 40-year-old soldier and 28-year-old soldier from Brisbane-based 7th Brigade, could not be saved and died at the scene.
It is understood the soldiers were participating in Ex- ercise Diamond Dagger 2021 at Townsville Field Train- ing Area which began on Friday.
Defence Minister Peter Dutton addressed parliament t just hours after the incident on Monday, saying it was a tragedy.
“That’s very sad news for our country to learn, and our condolences and thoughts are with their friends and family,” he said.