One Marine Killed, Six Injured In Training Crash At Camp Pendleton

Marines ride on armored vehicle at Camp Pendleton located in North San Diego County, in Southern California. (Camp Pendleton/Facebook)

FOX News: One Marine killed, six hurt in training crash at Camp Pendleton; second fatal crash since April

One Marine was killed and six others were injured Thursday when a light armored vehicle rolled over during training at Camp Pendleton in Southern California, U.S. military officials said. It was the second fatal crash to occur at the military base since last month.

The seven Marines were a part of the 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division and were conducting training exercises at the camp located north of San Diego around 9 a.m. when their vehicle rolled over. The identity of the deceased Marine will not be released until 24 hours after the next-of-kin are notified, as per Defense Department policy.

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Update #1: 1 Marine dead, 6 injured after light armored vehicle rollover during training at Camp Pendleton (Marine Times)
Update #2: Marine dies and six are hurt in second fatal rollover in a month at Camp Pendleton (Los Angeles Times)

WNU Editor: A sober reminder that serving in the military can be a dangerous job.