LONDON, Shawwal 23, 1433, Sep 10, 2012, SPA - Britain's defense ministry says a soldier was killed when a patrol vehicle struck a roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan. Lt. Col. Richard Parry said Monday that the soldier from the Light Dragoons cavalry regiment died on Saturday during an operation in the Nahri Saraj district of Helmand province. The ministry says the soldier's death brings to 427 the number of British personnel to have died since operations in Afghanistan began in Oct. 2001, according to a report of the Associated Press. --SPA 13:29 LOCAL TIME 10:29 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/1028496