Oct 27 (Reuters) - A U.S. soldier from the 1st Cavalry Division was wounded in Diyala province, northeast of Baghdad, on Thursday and later died, the military said in a statement on Friday.

A British soldier was killed and three others injured in a road accident in southern Iraq on Friday, the Ministry of Defence said.

Following are the latest figures for military deaths in Iraq since the U.S.-led invasion in March 2003:

U.S.-LED COALITION FORCES:

United States 2,810

Britain 120

Other nations 119

IRAQIS:

Military Between 4,900 and 6,375#

Civilians Between 44,741 and 49,697*

# = Think-tank estimates for military under Saddam Hussein killed during the 2003 war. No reliable official figures have been issued since new security forces were set up in late 2003.

* = From www.iraqbodycount.net, run by academics and peace activists, based on reports from at least two media sources. The IBC says on its Web site the figure underestimates the true number of casualties.

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