ITN has said a crew reporting for ITV News is "missing" after coming under fire en route to the city of Basra in southern Iraq.
Correspondent Terry Lloyd, his cameraman Fred Nerac and translator Hussein Othman have not been seen since the incident near Iman Anas.
In a statement, ITN said: "An ITV News crew came under fire at Iman Anas, near Basra as they drove towards the city in two vehicles.
"One of the crew, Daniel Demoustier was injured but was able to get to safety.
"He was not able to see what happened to his colleagues, Correspondent Terry Lloyd, Fred Nerac and Hussein Othman. At present they are still missing.
"There were British and Iraqi forces in the area at the time.
"Coalition and Iraqi military sources have been unable to confirm their whereabouts. Every effort is being made to establish what happened."
Lloyd joined ITN in 1983 from Central Television, and has a history of reporting from Iraq. He was the first reporter who got into the Iraqi town of Halabje following a chemical attack on its Kurdish population; and in 1993, he was aboard USS Kitty Hawk, CV-63, as planes were launched to attack targets in the country.
Correspondent Terry Lloyd, his cameraman Fred Nerac and translator Hussein Othman have not been seen since the incident near Iman Anas.
In a statement, ITN said: "An ITV News crew came under fire at Iman Anas, near Basra as they drove towards the city in two vehicles.
"One of the crew, Daniel Demoustier was injured but was able to get to safety.
"He was not able to see what happened to his colleagues, Correspondent Terry Lloyd, Fred Nerac and Hussein Othman. At present they are still missing.
"There were British and Iraqi forces in the area at the time.
"Coalition and Iraqi military sources have been unable to confirm their whereabouts. Every effort is being made to establish what happened."
Lloyd joined ITN in 1983 from Central Television, and has a history of reporting from Iraq. He was the first reporter who got into the Iraqi town of Halabje following a chemical attack on its Kurdish population; and in 1993, he was aboard USS Kitty Hawk, CV-63, as planes were launched to attack targets in the country.
