New Zealand Journalist Dies in Car Wreck
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From Times Wire Reports
A journalist from New Zealand died of head injuries when the car he was traveling in overturned outside Kabul, military officials said.
Alistair McLeod, a freelance journalist for Australian newspapers, was killed and a Spanish journalist was injured in the accident Friday evening on the road to Jalalabad, officials said. An Afghan driver also was injured.
The car was traveling at a high speed when the accident occurred, officials said. No other vehicle was involved. The British Embassy arranged for McLeod’s body to be flown home.
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