Afghanistan crash kills soldier

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A British soldier has been killed in a road accident in southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence has confirmed.

The soldier died after the vehicle he was travelling in left the road and rolled off a bridge near the town of Sangin in Helmand province.

No enemy forces were involved in the accident and the soldier's next of kin have been informed.

The soldier was serving with 36 Engineer Regiment. UK forces have held a presence in Sangin since June 2006.

There are currently 7,700 UK troops serving in Afghanistan. Most are deployed in Helmand province in the south of the country.

Towards the end of October, a Nato spokesman said the UK was considering "potentially increasing" its force in Afghanistan to help fill gaps in Nato's deployment there.

The MoD did not confirm that there would be any reinforcements, and politicians of all parties have previously said the UK is bearing too much of the burden in Afghanistan.

The road accident brings the number of UK troops killed on operations in Afghanistan since 2001 to 83.