Somalia: 10 Puntland soldiers die in fatal accident

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GAROWE, Somalia, June 21, 2015 (Garowe Online)-At least ten Puntland government soldiers died in fatal car accident on Garowe-Lasanod road according to medics on Sunday morning, Garowe Online reports.

19 others of whom four afterwards succumbed to critical condition were injured after their anti-aircraft gun mounted pick-up truck veered off the road and overturned suddenly.

The wounded soldiers have been admitted to Garowe General Hospital for medical treatment.

The soldiers have been serving with Presidential security unit (PSU) and were heading from military base in Tukaraq to the capital, Garowe before the armoured truck overturned.

With little rehabilitation, roads have been in bad condition and caused many car wrecks since Somali state collapse in 1991.

Puntland stationed battalions on its northern frontline near Lasanod where Somaliland militarily seized in 2007.  

GAROWE ONLINE 

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