US Department of Defense logo is seen on the desk ahead of the press conference of U.S. Secretary of Defense, Mark Esper and Japanese Defense Minister Taro Kono in Washington, United States on January 14, 2020. (Photo by Yasin Ozturk/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
The Defense Department says a soldier has died after a vehicle accident that occurred in Afghanistan.
The DOD said Saturday the soldier was supporting Operation Freedom Sentinel, part of the NATO-led mission fighting militants in that country.
Spc. Vincent Sebastian Ibarria, 21, from San Antonio, died as the result of a vehicle rollover accident on Friday in Farah, Afghanistan. The incident is under investigation.
Ibarria was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, New York.
