By KUNA,
London : A British soldier died and three others were injured in Afghanistan when their patrol vehicle hit a mine, the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) said Saturday.
The four soldiers were all members of the Household Cavalry Regiment, the same regiment as Britains Prince Harry, the third in line to the throne.
An Afghan national was also injured.
The tragedy happened yesterday afternoon when the soldiers were providing protection for a routine patrol in the Nowzad area of northern Helmand.
The incident takes the number of British personnel to die in Afghanistan since 2001 to 95.
An MoD spokesman said the casualties were taken to the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) medical facilities at Camp Bastion when one soldier was pronounced dead on arrival.
The three other British casualties are receiving treatment for their injuries, he added.
There are around 7,000 British troops deployed in Afghanistan, mainly in southern Helmand.