The U.S. Army has identified a Fort Bragg soldier struck and killed by a car after leaving an ambulance during a transport.
Sgt. Michael Daniel-Hagan, 28, died Sunday after he was struck by a car on U.S. Highway 117 in Duplin County, North Carolina, WRAL reported.
The soldier from the U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School was in the middle of a training exercise when became ill, the Army said.
He was transported to Womack Army Medical Center but was transferred to the Naval Hospital at Camp Lejeune because of limited bed space.
While being transported, a struggle ensued inside the back of the ambulance, and the ambulance pulled over on the side of the highway, ABC 12 reported. Daniel-Hagan then exited the ambulance and was struck by oncoming traffic.
Investigators believe he escaped the ambulance for reasons related to his medical condition. No charges have been filed against the driver of the vehicle that hit him.
Daniel-Hagan is survived by his wife and son.
