SIX SA SOLDIERS IN DRC ACCIDENT CONFIRMED DEAD.
The SA National Defence Force confirmed on Wednesday that the six soldiers involved in an accident in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) were dead.
"We won't release their names until families have been told," said Colonel Kwena Mangope.
The soldiers serving in a peacekeeping mission in the DRC were killed when the armoured Casspir vehicle they were travelling in left the road and plunged into Lake Kifu near Goma on Tuesday at about 1pm.
Mangope said it appeared the driver had lost control.
"We are not sure what caused him to lose control of the vehicle," he said. He also said the SANDF were not sure if the driver was one of those killed in the accident.
Five soldiers managed to escape but it is believed those that died had been trapped under the water and drowned.
Those who managed to escape were treated for minor wounds and shock.
The SANDF said it would appoint a board of inquiry into the causes and circumstances of the accident.
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07 Avril 2004 à 16:11 dans
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