Release A050603a

Two Iraqis dead following vehicle crash into Bradley

Multi-National Force-Iraq

TIKRIT, Iraq – Two Iraqi civilians were killed in a vehicle accident between a Coalition forces vehicle and an Iraqi civilian vehicle at about 6:10 a.m. June 3 near Khalis in Diyala Province .

The civilians, including a child, were killed when their vehicle caught fire after it swerved into a Bradley Fighting Vehicle.

Iraqi army and police personnel were dispatched to the scene, along with an ambulance.

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