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| Iraq soldier family's new tragedy | Iraq soldier family's new tragedy |
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| The brother of one of the first British soldiers to die in the Iraq war was killed in a car crash on Christmas Eve, it has been reported. | |
| Dewi Evans, 23, of Llandudno, Conwy, is understood to have been travelling with relatives to a funeral when the collision happened on the A5. | Dewi Evans, 23, of Llandudno, Conwy, is understood to have been travelling with relatives to a funeral when the collision happened on the A5. |
| His brother Llywelyn Evans died in a helicopter crash as the ground invasion of Iraq began in March 2003. | His brother Llywelyn Evans died in a helicopter crash as the ground invasion of Iraq began in March 2003. |
| North Wales Police are investigating Monday's crash near Betws-y-Coed. | North Wales Police are investigating Monday's crash near Betws-y-Coed. |
| Dewi Evans was a passenger in a Volvo when the collision happened on a stretch of the road known as Padog bends. His name has not been officially confirmed by police. | |
| A Volkswagen Passat was also involved, and two women who were driving and two children were treated for minor injuries. | A Volkswagen Passat was also involved, and two women who were driving and two children were treated for minor injuries. |
| Mr Evans was airlifted to hospital in Bangor, where he later died. | Mr Evans was airlifted to hospital in Bangor, where he later died. |
| Tragedy | Tragedy |
| His death is the third tragedy for the Evans family. | His death is the third tragedy for the Evans family. |
| Following the death of Lance Bombardier Evans, know to friends as Welly, their father Gordon died from liver failure in March 2005. | Following the death of Lance Bombardier Evans, know to friends as Welly, their father Gordon died from liver failure in March 2005. |
| An inquest was later told that Mr Evans's life had "disintegrated" after his son was killed in Iraq, and he had returned to drinking. | An inquest was later told that Mr Evans's life had "disintegrated" after his son was killed in Iraq, and he had returned to drinking. |
| Lance Bombardier Evans was serving with 29 Commando Royal Artillery, attached to 3 Commando Brigade, Royal Marines, when his American Sea Knight helicopter crashed in the Kuwaiti desert on the first day of the conflict. | Lance Bombardier Evans was serving with 29 Commando Royal Artillery, attached to 3 Commando Brigade, Royal Marines, when his American Sea Knight helicopter crashed in the Kuwaiti desert on the first day of the conflict. |
| Eleven other servicemen on the aircraft were also killed in the crash. | Eleven other servicemen on the aircraft were also killed in the crash. |