---
title: "Fort Bliss soldier killed, five others hurt during training accident"
description: "A \"tactical vehicle accident\" occurred Friday morning involving six soldiers with the 1st Armored Division in the Fort Bliss Training Area."
date: "2023-07-22"
modified: "2023-07-22"
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  - name: "Nicholas Slayton"
    job_title: "Contributing Editor"
    link: "https://taskandpurpose.com/authors/nicholas-slayton.md"
url: "https://taskandpurpose.com/news/fort-bliss-soldier-killed-vehicle-accident-training/"
categories:
  - "Army"
  - "Military Branches"
  - "News"
tags:
  - "death"
---

# Fort Bliss soldier killed, five others hurt during training accident

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*Photo of the Buffalo Soldier Gate at Fort Bliss, Texas, Aug. 20, 2021. (U.S. Army photo)*

One soldier is dead, and five others with the 1st Armored Division injured, after a vehicle accident at Fort Bliss.

The crash took place at roughly 9:30 a.m. local time on July 21 inside the Fort Bliss Training Area. 1st Armored Division described the incident as a “tactical vehicle accident” and said that it was not combat related. The names of the soldiers involved have not been released as of press time; the Army is notifying the families.

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The 1st Armored Division’s commander, Maj. Gen. James P. Isenhower III, said in a statement announcing the accident that “our thoughts and prayers are with the Soldier’s family, friends, and colleagues during this difficult time.”

The Army is currently investigating the cause of the crash. The nature of the accident is unclear. No other details have been released.

Friday’s accident at Fort Bliss is the latest in a series of training-related deaths in the U.S. Army this year. Three soldiers died and another were injured when a pair of AH-64 Apache helicopters from 1st Attack Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment [collided](<https://taskandpurpose.com/news/army-apache-helicopter-crash-alaska.md>) with each other over Alaska in April. Nine soldiers died when two helicopters with the 101st Airborne Division [crashed](<https://taskandpurpose.com/news/army-black-hawk-helicopter-crash-kentucky.md>) in Kentucky in March.

*This is a developing story.*

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## Author
Nicholas Slayton is a contributing editor for Task & Purpose, covering conflict for over 12 years, from the Arab Spring to the war in Ukraine. His previous reporting can be found on the non-profit Aslan Media, The Atlantic, Al Jazeera, The New Republic, The American Prospect, Architectural Digest, The Daily Beast, and the Los Angeles Downtown News. You can reach him at nicholas@taskandpurpose.com or find him on Twitter @NSlayton and Bluesky at @nslayton.bsky.social.

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