Australian soldier dies, five injured in training accident near Darwin

An Australian soldier has died and five others were injured in a training accident at a facility outside Darwin yesterday, according to defence.

The department on Tuesday morning released a statement confirming the incident, which occurred at the Mount Bundey training area, around 100 kilometres south-east of Darwin in the Northern Territory.

“Defence can confirm an Australian Army soldier has died during a training exercise at the Mount Bundey Training Area on 5 October 2026,” the statement read.

“Five other Australian Army soldiers were injured.”

The department did not immediately confirm the nature of the incident or the cause of death, saying only: “Defence will provide further updates when possible.”

“Next of kin has been notified. We request that the privacy of Defence members and families is respected at this time,” the department said.

More details soon…