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A British soldier has died of injuries sustained on Wednesday in Iraq, the Ministry of Defence has said. A British soldier has died after a road accident in southern Iraq, the Ministry of Defence has said.
It takes the total of UK service personnel killed in the country to 174 since operations began in 2003. The member of 1st Battalion The Scots Guards was involved in the accident in Basra province on Wednesday.
The death comes just three days before British forces are due to hand over control of security in Basra province to the Iraqi authorities. He had been flown to the UK for treatment after the accident involving a Warrior Armoured Vehicle.
The Ministry of Defence said the serviceman's next of kin had been informed of the death. The soldier's next of kin have been informed of the death, which takes the number of UK troops killed in operations in Iraq since 2003 to 174.
It comes just three days before British forces are due to hand over control of security in Basra province to the Iraqi authorities.