NEWS RELEASE
HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES CENTRAL COMMAND
7115 South Boundary Boulevard
MacDill AFB, Fla. 33621-5101
Phone: (813) 827-5894; FAX: (813) 827-2211; DSN 651-5894
September 9, 2004
Release Number: 04-09-13C
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
1ST FIRST INFANTRY DIVISION SOLDIER DIES, SEVEN SOLDIERS INJURED IN VEHICLE ACCIDENT
TIKRIT, Iraq -- One 1st Infantry Division Soldier died and seven other Soldiers were injured as a result of a vehicle accident near Baqubah at about 8:45 p.m. on Sept. 8.
Six of the injured Soldiers were evacuated to a military treatment facility and are in stable condition. One Soldier was treated and returned to duty.
Names of the Soldiers are being withheld pending notification of next of kin.
The incident is under investigation.
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