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7 soldiers killed in Iraq vehicle accident

A vehicle accident in western Baghdad took the lives of nine people, seven of whom were U.S. soldiers, the Army announced Monday.

Eleven soldiers and one Iraqi were injured in the single-vehicle accident. The dead and injured Iraqis were previously detained suspects who were being transported, the Army said.

The accident took place in the early morning hours, but no information about the circumstances leading up to it or the type of vehicle involved were immediately released.

The cause of the accident is under investigation and the names of those killed being withheld until their families are notified.