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| Two soldiers die in Afghanistan | Two soldiers die in Afghanistan |
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| Two British soldiers have been killed in a road accident in southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) has said. | Two British soldiers have been killed in a road accident in southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) has said. |
| The soldiers were serving with the 2nd Battalion The Mercian Regiment (Worcesters and Foresters). | The soldiers were serving with the 2nd Battalion The Mercian Regiment (Worcesters and Foresters). |
| The accident happened shortly after 3am during a re-supply mission in support of Operation Palk Wahel, in Helmand province, the MoD said. | The accident happened shortly after 3am during a re-supply mission in support of Operation Palk Wahel, in Helmand province, the MoD said. |
| Both soldiers were declared dead at the scene. Next of kin have been informed. | Both soldiers were declared dead at the scene. Next of kin have been informed. |
| The MoD said no enemy forces were involved. | |
| Non-combat deaths | |
| The deaths take the total number of UK troops killed while on operations in Afghanistan since 2001 to 81. | |
| Of the 81, 25 died from accidents, illness, or non-combat injuries, according to the MoD. | |
| On Monday, 29-year-old Lance Corporal Ivano Violino, of the 20 Field Squadron, 36 Engineer Regiment, was killed in an explosion. | |
| He was part of a logistics convoy near Gereshk, in Helmand, when they were hit. | |
| Another soldier suffered injuries which are not thought to be life-threatening. Both were flown by helicopter to a medical facility at Camp Bastion. |