Breaking: Australian Army soldier dies in training exercise

An Australian Army soldier has died and five others have been injured during a training exercise. (ABC News)

An Australian Army soldier has died and five others have been injured during a training exercise at Mount Bundey, south-east of Darwin.

A statement from the Department of Defence confirmed the incident occurred yesterday but provided no further details.

The Mount Bundey training area is used by the Australian army and its allies for live fire training.