On Friday, October 6, at Fort Jackson, DC, a military truck crashed into a military formation, killing two people.
Six servicemen received injuries of varying severity. Two of them are in critical condition.
General Pete Johnson said that the cause of the tragedy is being investigated. Currently, there is no reason to consider the incident as a terrorist attack or a hate attack. The American media call the incident an «accident», stressing that any details related to this tragedy are still banned from publication. The names of the dead servicemen have also not yet been made public.
Fort Jackson was created as a «Jackson Boot Camp» in 1917 — it was closed several times over the past 100 years, but it still operates today.
Fort Jackson is the largest and most effective US Army training facility, training 50 percent of all recruits annually . Also, 60 percent of all female military personnel undergo military training here.
Fort Jackson covers an area of over 210 sq. km, where 100 polygons and more than a thousand educational buildings are located.