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| British serviceman killed in Iraq | British serviceman killed in Iraq |
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| A British soldier has died following a road accident in southern Iraq, the Ministry of Defence has said. | |
| The member of 1st Battalion The Scots Guards was involved in the accident in Basra province on Wednesday. | The member of 1st Battalion The Scots Guards was involved in the accident in Basra province on Wednesday. |
| He had been flown to the UK for treatment after the accident involving a Warrior Armoured Vehicle. | He had been flown to the UK for treatment after the accident involving a Warrior Armoured Vehicle. |
| 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. | 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. |
| Security handover | |
| He was initially taken to the field hospital at the UK base at Basra Air Station. | |
| There will be a 24-hour period of grace for the soldier's family before more details are released by the MoD. | |
| The death comes just three days before British forces are due to hand over control of security in Basra province to the Iraqi authorities. | |
| The 4,500 UK troops in Iraq will focus on the training of Iraqi security forces. Numbers will fall to 2,500 from next spring. | |
| Last month, two military personnel died when their Puma helicopter crashed near Baghdad. An inquiry will investigate the incident. |