At approximately five in the morning on a day in August, a 22-year-old legionnaire known as a knight of the legion died in an accident involving a military vehicle during Special Operations Command exercises. The fallen service member, part of the green beret group, was taking part in tactical drills when the vehicle overturned during maneuvers at the Agost training area. Sources indicate firefighters and medical teams were dispatched, but they could not save the life of the soldier. The Civil Guard has been assigned to issue a formal inquiry into the fatal incident. [citation: Civil Guard statement, 2024].
The deceased was a member of the Legion’s Boletin Especial de Observación y Logística XIX, tied to the Special Operations Flag known as Maderal Oleaga. He was a bachelor from Reus, Tarragona, and enlisted in May 2019 at Training Center No. 2 in San Fernando, Cádiz. Military communications indicate that since May 2022 the Legion’s Special Operations Flag CL Maderal Oleaga had been assigned to the XIX unit, with its prior assignment to the No. 4 Napoles Infantry Regiment, a paratrooper unit. [citation: Legion communications office, 2024].
This incident marks the third fatal accident at the Agost training ground in recent years. On March 25, 2019, another young soldier died from a gunshot wound to the chest during training, an event that led to a trial of four commanders over alleged cover-up attempts regarding the death of 21-year-old Mallorcan legionnaire Alejandro Jiménez. [citation: official court records, 2019].
Additionally, within the same military district, a legionnaire serving under the General Command of Melilla died in May 2018 when an armored vehicle overturned during maneuvers and a shooting-range drill. This long history of training accidents underscores ongoing safety and oversight concerns within the region. [citation: military district archival report, 2018].
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