Warsaw, Feb 25, SPA -- A Polish soldier and two Iraqis werekilled Friday when a civilian bus struck a Polish militaryvehicle in central Iraq, a spokesman said. The Polish jeep was escorting an explosives disposal teamwhen it was hit by the bus at around 8:30 a.m. local time(0530GMT) about 1.5 kilometers (one mile) south ofDiwaniyah, said Polish military spokesman Lt. Col. ZbigniewStaszkow. "Our car, our military vehicle was being drivenproperly," he said in a phone interview from Iraq. In addition to the people killed, four Polish soldiers and15 Iraqi civilians were injured, Staszkow said. The Polish soldier killed was identified as Pfc. RomanGoralczyk. The Polish military, which commands a 6,000-stronginternational force in Iraq, has now suffered 17 fatalitiesin its mission. An investigation of the incident is underway, Staszkowsaid.--SPA1519 Local Time 1219 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/242234