FORT STEWART, Ga. – A training accident killed three soldiers and hospitalized three others at Fort Stewart in Georgia early Sunday, according to officials.

In a news release from Ft. Stewart, it was revealed that six 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team Soldiers were involved in the incident when a Bradley Fighting Vehicle they were riding on was involved in an accident.

“Today is a heartbreaking day for the 3rd Infantry Division, and the entire Fort Stewart-Hunter Army Airfield community, as we are all devastated after a training accident this morning on the Fort Stewart Training Area,” Maj. Gen. Tony Aguto, commanding general of the 3rd Infantry Division, said in a statement. “We are extremely saddened by the loss of three Dogface Soldiers, and injuries to three more.”

Three were pronounced dead at the scene. The others were taken to Winn Army Community Hospital for treatment.

SOURCE: Fox News