BAGHDAD (AP) The U.S. military says an American soldier has
died of noncombat-related injuries in Iraq.
A military statement says the Multi-National Division North
soldier died on Monday of injuries sustained in a vehicle accident
during a patrol.
The statement says the soldier received immediate medical
treatment and was rushed to a nearby U.S. medical facility, but
could not be saved. It didn't say where in Iraq the accident
happened.
The soldier's name is being withheld until family members can be
notified.
The death raise to at least 4,363 the number of U.S. military
personnel who have died in the Iraq war since it began in March
2003. That's according to an Associated Press count.
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