Australian soldier dies after training accident in north Queensland

An Australian army soldier has died and two others have been injured in an accident during training in north Queensland .

The soldier was fatally injured in a vehicle rollover during a training course at the Townsville Field Training Area near Townsville on Wednesday, a Defence spokesperson said.

Paramedics treated three people at the scene of the single-vehicle incident on Hervey Range Road near Townsville on Wednesday evening, the Queensland ambulance service said.

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A “male in their 30s was airlifted in a stable condition with chest and abdominal injuries to Townsville University hospital. A third patient, a male in their 20s, suffered back injuries and was transported stable by road to Townsville University hospital.”

Multiple ambulances and a res