* EXCLUSIVE SAS soldier critically wounded in a parachuting accident in Iraq
* The trooper crashed to the ground at high speed following a mid-air collision
* Horrific accident triggered major rescue operation as stranded men lay in agony
An SAS soldier has been critically wounded in a dramatic parachuting accident during a secret night-time operation against Islamic State in Iraq.
The trooper crashed to the ground at high speed following a mid-air collision with a US special forces soldier on the same operation who was also severely injured.
Both men had jumped from planes at 18,000ft and went into freefall, sky-diving before opening their parachutes.
They then smashed into each other in the darkness, their parachutes became entangled and they plunged to Earth.
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WNU Editor: The incident happened late last month near Baiji, 130 miles north of Baghdad.
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