Road accident in Lebanon: involved an Italian vehicle

10/05/14

This morning at local 12.30 a UNIFIL half Lynx, engaged in a patrol activity in the sector of competence of the Italian contingent, left the roadway following a civilian accident along the coastal road of southern Lebanon called coastal road .

Of the soldiers who were on board, belonging to the 11 ° Bersaglieri regiment, two were injured: one seriously, the other slightly and were immediately transported to the Tiro civil hospital.

The most serious wounded man is not in danger of life and there are no wounded among the civilians.

The family members of the military have been informed.

On the spot other patrols of the contingent have intervened that have put in safety the interested area and started the verifications to reconstruct the dynamics of what happened.

Source: SMD