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Three soldiers were killed and three others injured in a training accident at an Army base in Georgia on Sunday, an official said.

The soldiers were in a Bradley Fighting Vehicle that rolled over into water around 3:20 a.m. during a training event at the base, Fort Stewart-Hunter Army Airfield, the official, Maj. Gen. Tony Aguto , commanding general of the 3rd Infantry Division, said in a statement.

Three soldiers were pronounced dead at the scene and three others were taken to Winn Army Community Hospital. They were part of the 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team.

Two of the injured soldiers were treated at the hospital and released. The third was transferred to Memorial Hospital in Savannah, Ga., with injuries that were not life-threatening, the general said.