A Sergeant First Class assigned to Fort Bragg, North Carolina, died in a GMV mishap 9 November 2020 on the installation at 1101 local. The Soldier was riding her motorcycle when she collided with a HMMWV occupied by three Soldiers. She was pronounced dead at the scene. The Soldiers in the HMMWV were taken to a local medical center for non-fatal injuries. The deceased Soldier completed all required Motorcycle Safety Foundation courses. The use of personal protective equipment is unknown at this time. Fort Bragg law enforcement personnel are reconstructing the scene to determine the cause and any contributing factors that may have led to the accident.
Since 2016, the Army has lost an average of 12 Soldiers a year to GMV mishaps. This mishap is the first GMV fatality of FY21 and below the number of fatalities for the same time period last year.