Among the 13 defence force personnel taken to hospital, six suffered serious injuries.
Six Australian Defence Force personnel deployed to assist during storms and flooding caused by ex-tropical cyclone Alfred were seriously injured when two military trucks rolled on Saturday. In total, thirteen personnel sustained injuries and were being treated in local hospitals, NSW Police said on Sunday. One truck left the roadway and rolled several times into a paddock and another one tipped onto its side attempting to avoid the first vehicle at around 5pm.
" "These men and women are heroes who were on their way to help people in need. They were doing this at a time when some of their own families were bearing the brunt of Alfred," Albanese said. Defence Minister Richard Marles said the soldiers came from the 7th Brigade at the Gallipoli Barracks in Brisbane. He also fended off questions about the army's capabilities in natural disaster situations.
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