Canadian soldiers injured in three APC crash
{{date|February 19, 2007}}
{{Canadian news}}

Thirteen [[Canada|Canadian]] soldiers sustained minor injuries yesterday when three light armoured vehicles ([[w:LAV III|LAV III]]) smashed into each other in [[w:Kandahar, Afghanistan|Kandahar]], [[Afghanistan]]. The LAV IIIs are reported to have sustained minor damage.

Seven soldiers were taken to the Canadian-run provincial reconstruction base medical clinic. Six soldiers were transferred by air to the [[w:NATO|NATO]] hospital in [[w:Kandahar airfield|Kandahar airfield]].

The soldiers, who arrived in Afghanistan this month, are from the 2nd Battalion Royal Canadian Regiment and reserve units around [[w:Atlantic Canada|Atlantic Canada]]..

"Our soldiers receive excellent training before they're deployed to theatre, but I don't think anything can quite fully prepare anyone for the nature of the roads here in Kandahar," said a spokesman for the Canadian Forces, Major Dale MacEachern.

They are now safe and will return to their units in a couple of days.

== Sources ==
*{{source|url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20070218.wkandahar0218/BNStory/Afghanistan/home
|title=Triple vehicle crash injures 13 Canadian soldiers
|author=Canadian Press
|pub=Globe and Mail
|date=February 18, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://www.canada.com/nationalpost/story.html?id=260a6db0-11fc-4f8a-9719-df46836ffbb3&k=67629
|title=Eight dead in Afghan helicopter crash - 13 Canadians hurt in separate accident
|author=Murray Brewster - Canadian Press
|pub=National Post
|date=February 18, 2007}}

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Thirteen Canadian soldiers sustained minor injuries yesterday when three light armoured vehicles (LAV III) smashed into each other in Kandahar, Afghanistan. The LAV IIIs are reported to have sustained minor damage.

Seven soldiers were taken to the Canadian-run provincial reconstruction base medical clinic. Six soldiers were transferred by air to the NATO hospital in Kandahar airfield.

The soldiers, who arrived in Afghanistan this month, are from the 2nd Battalion Royal Canadian Regiment and reserve units around Atlantic Canada..

"Our soldiers receive excellent training before they're deployed to theatre, but I don't think anything can quite fully prepare anyone for the nature of the roads here in Kandahar," said a spokesman for the Canadian Forces, Major Dale MacEachern.

They are now safe and will return to their units in a couple of days.
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