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Russian peacekeepers dead in Abkhazia road traffic accident - 1

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TBILISI, May 20 (RIA Novosti) - Several Russian peacekeepers were killed and several more wounded when an armored personnel carrier they were traveling overturned in the troubled Georgian region of Abkhazia, a local official said.

The official said five soldiers had been killed in the accident, which happened on a road leading out of the town of Gali in the formerly breakaway region, which is located in the northwest of Georgia. The wounded soldiers have been taken to the hospital in the regional capital, Sukhumi.

An aide to the chief Russian land forces' officer in the region confirmed the incident, but said six people had died, including four officers, a warrant officer, and a private on contract service.

"Several personnel were injured, but their lives are not in danger," the aide said, adding that a technical fault was a likely cause of the accident.

The regional official said it appeared the driver had lost control of the APV, and that there had been no collision involved.

The peacekeeping mission headquarters has yet to comment on the incident, although its press service said senior officers were at the scene of the accident.

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