Fort Hood: 3 Soldiers Dead, 6 Missing After Army Truck Swept Away In Flood

FORT HOOD, Texas (CBSNewYork/AP) -- Fort Hood says three soldiers are dead and six are missing after an Army troop truck was washed from a low-water crossing and overturned in a rain-swollen creek at Fort Hood in Central Texas.

A statement from the Texas Army post says the accident happened about 11:30 a.m. Thursday in an area near Cold Springs and Owl Creek.

Three soldiers were rescued from the swift water. They're in stable condition at Coryell Memorial Healthcare System in Gatesville.

Army aircraft, canine search teams, swift-water rescue watercraft and heavy trucks are being used in the search for the six missing soldiers. The names of the dead are being withheld until their relatives can be notified.

This comes as two military jets crashed Thursday afternoon.

Near Nashville, Tennessee, a Blue Angels F/A-18 fighter jet pilot did not eject and likely was killed when the aircraft crashed.

The Navy said in a news release that the pilot was beginning to take off during an afternoon practice session when the crash happened. The pilot is not being identified until next of kin is notified.

And near Colorado Springs, an Air Force Thunderbird jet crashed just after a flyover for a graduation of Air Force Academy cadets where President Barack Obama had spoken. The pilot ejected safely before the crash and was not injured.

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