A Canadian soldier was flown to a military hospital in Germany on Thursday after the second traffic accident involving soldiers in Afghanistan in as many days.

A Bison light armoured vehicle stopped quickly as Canadian troops were bringing Canada's new artillery to a firing range near Kandahar on a light truck. The large howitzer clipped the Bison.

Two Canadian soldiers were hurt, but their injuries aren't life threatening, say reports. One soldier was flown to the U.S. military hospital in Landstuhl, Germany, for further treatment, while the second is being treated at the Kandahar airbase.

Canadian troops secure the area. (CBC Photo: Stephen Puddicombe)

• FROM FEB. 15, 2006: 2 Canadian soldiers hurt in Afghanistan

On Wednesday, two Canadians and one coalition soldier were injured when their light armoured vehicle rolled over. One Canadian was sent to the Landstuhl hospital, while the second returned to work.

Canadians defuse large bomb

The shells were left over from the Soviet war in Afghanistan. (CBC Photo: Stephen Puddicombe)

Also on Thursday, Canadian military engineers defused a large roadside bomb outside Kandahar after a local goat shepherd alerted soldiers.

The two large Russian shells, weighing almost 14 kilograms each, were tied together with red wire and attached to a remote control detonator. The engineers say they the bomb could have been set off from as far away as 200 metres.

The soldiers suspect the target was a local police chief who was supposed to travel down the same road to watch an upcoming dog fight.

The engineers, who can't be identified due to security issues, say the explosion would have devastated the nearby area, easily killing the police chief and anybody else around.

The bombs are simple to make and constructed out of ordnance found in the ground.

"This stuff is all over the place in this country," said one of the engineers.

One of the engineers says they will put a drawing of a bomb on their vehicle each time they defuse one.