US Army Specialist and Knoxville Native is Killed in Transport Vehicle Crash in Alaska

US Army Specialist and Knoxville Native is Killed in Transport Vehicle Crash in Alaska

Photo courtesy of WVLT

An investigation is underway after a Knoxville native is one of two soldiers killed after a transport vehicle flipped in Alaska.

The U.S. Army says 23-year-old Specialist Jeremy Evans was killed on Monday, he was part of the 11th Airborne Division.

There were 12 other soldiers injured in the crash, eight were treated and released on the same day. Four remained hospitalized.

The other soldier killed was Specialist Brian Snowden from Missouri.

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US Army Specialist and Knoxville Native is Killed in Transport Vehicle Crash in Alaska

US Army Specialist and Knoxville Native is Killed in Transport Vehicle Crash in Alaska

Photo courtesy of WVLT

An investigation is underway after a Knoxville native is one of two soldiers killed after a transport vehicle flipped in Alaska.

The U.S. Army says 23-year-old Specialist Jeremy Evans was killed on Monday, he was part of the 11th Airborne Division.

There were 12 other soldiers injured in the crash, eight were treated and released on the same day. Four remained hospitalized.

The other soldier killed was Specialist Brian Snowden from Missouri.