Second Bulgarian Dies in Iraq after Crash

Politics | May 3, 2005, Tuesday // 00:00
Second Bulgarian Dies in Iraq after Crash Line Sergeant Valentin Nikolaev Donev (pictured) became the second Bulgarian fatality in result to a jeep crash in Iraq Tuesday. Both victims were soldiers from the Bulgarians peacekeeping force. Photo by Bulgarian Defence Ministry

Another Bulgarian soldier has died in Iraq after Tuesday's road accident.

Line Sergeant Valentin Donev because the second Bulgarian fatality in the crash as he died of his wounds at a Basra hospital.

Earlier on Tuesday, Private Preslav Stoyanov was killed in the crash.

The convoy was moving from the Camp Virginia in Kuwait to Tallil near An Nasiriyah in Iraq. The jeep crashed amid bad weather before noon.

Early reports had said that Donev had his leg broken but his condition was stable.

The announcement about his death came surprisingly in the afternoon.

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