Rescue operations are underway, mentioned the Army (Representational)
Five troopers had been killed and a number of other others injured when an Army truck carrying them skidded off the highway and plunged right into a 300-foot gorge in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch on Tuesday, mentioned officers.
The accident, mentioned officers, occurred within the Gharoa space when an Army automobile was on its approach to Banoi within the district.
“All ranks of #WhiteKnightCorps lengthen their deepest condolences on the tragic lack of 5 courageous troopers in a automobile accident throughout operational obligation within the #Poonch sector,” the 16 Corps, Indian Army, posted on X.
Rescue operations are underway, mentioned the Army, including that the injured personnel are receiving medical care.
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