US soldier killed in vehicle accident

A US soldier was killed and four others hurt yesterday in a vehicle accident near Camp Arifjan in Kuwait, the US military said. The nature of the accident was not disclosed in a statement released from Camp Doha in Kuwait and distributed at the Pentagon.

A US soldier was killed and four others hurt yesterday in a vehicle accident near Camp Arifjan in Kuwait, the US military said.

The nature of the accident was not disclosed in a statement released from Camp Doha in Kuwait and distributed at the Pentagon. "The cause of the accident is under investigation," the statement said.

One of those hurt was treated at Kuwait Armed Forces Hospital and the other three were treated at the medical clinic at Camp Arifjan, according to the statement. None of the names of the soldiers in the accident were released.

The United States has thousands of troops in Kuwait in preparation for a possible war with Iraq.

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