
FORT CARSON, Colo. — A South Carolina soldier based at Fort Carson has died from his injuries after he was thrown from a vehicle when it hit a bump near Al Asad, Iraq, the Army said.
Spc. Rian C. Ferguson, 22, of Taylors, S.C., died after the accident, the Army said. He was assigned to the Regimental Support Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment.
The accident occurred at about 10 a.m. Iraqi time. Ferguson was taken to a nearby post and treated by the 945th Forward Surgical Team but died from chest trauma, the Army said.
Ferguson’s father, Jimmy Ferguson, told the (Columbia) State that his son was a “lively person with lots of friends.”
Jimmy Ferguson said he...