Malmstrom Air Force Base accident claims an airman's life, leaves five injured

GREAT FALLS, Mont. — A vehicle accident on the Malmstrom Air Force Base has killed one Airmen and injured five more, according to a report from the Air Force Base.

According to the report the accident happened Saturday, June 29, where three Airmen were injured directly related to the accident while two additional first responder Airmen received injuries while responding to the accident.

The five injured Airmen were transported to nearby medical facilities, the status of their conditions are unknown at this time.

Malmstrom Air Force Base has not released any further information about the events that led up to the accident or the injuries of the first responders.

"Each of our Airmen are amazing and are vital members of our team," said Col. Dan Voorhies, 341st Missile Wing commander. "We will need time to grieve for our teammate that we lost and for our injured members to heal both physically and mentally. Our focus right now, is to make sure that all of Team Malmstrom have the support they need to make it through this difficult time."

The cause of the accident is under investigation, NBC Montana will update this article as more information comes in.