A 20-year-old Private Second Class assigned to 101st Division Artillery, Fort Campbell, Kentucky, died in an automobile mishap on the installation at local. Two Soldiers were in a private motor vehicle that collided with a vehicle occupied by three other Soldiers. One Soldier was pronounced dead from injuries sustained in the mishap. Additional information is currently unavailable.
Since FY21, the Army has lost an average of 36 Soldiers a year to automobile mishaps. This mishap was the fourth automobile fatality of FY26 and below the number of fatalities for this same time last year.
Safety Tip
For information on private motor vehicle safety, check out the Private Motor Vehicles (PMVs) In the Spotlight Series or the complete Off-Duty Safety Awareness Presentation at https://safety.army.mil/ODSAP.