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A woman was struck and killed by a truck that was carrying a U.S. Army M1 Abrams tank away from where it had been for President Donald Trump‘s military parade on the National Mall in Washington, DC, two days previously.
The contract truck driver was part of a convoy removing tanks from the area on Monday, June 16, when the woman was killed, according to USA Today, which cited internal army documents.
Newsweek has contacted the U.S. Army and Washington Metropolitan Police Department for comment.
Police identified the dead woman as 39-year-old Sierra Nichole Smith, NBC4 reported.
The military parade to celebrate the U.S. Army’s 250th birthday took place on Saturday, June 14, and coincided with Trump’s birthday.
The truck driver faced no charges after a police investigation, USA Today reported, and no military personnel were involved.
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