ISLAMABAD: As many as 10 soldiers were killed and 11 others injured after an Army vehicle skidded off the road and plunged into a deep gorge in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) Doda district on Thursday.
The accident occurred around noon near the 9,000-foot-high Khanni Top along the Bhaderwah–Chamba interstate road when the driver of the vehicle, heading towards a high-altitude post, reportedly lost control.
The vehicle fell nearly 200 feet into a gorge and was badly mangled. “We have lost 10 soldiers, with 11 others injured, in the unfortunate accident involving an Army vehicle,” Additional Deputy Commissioner of Bhaderwah, Sumit Kumar Bhutyal, told the press.
A joint rescue operation involving the Army and police was launched immediately after the incident. Officials said four soldiers were found dead at the spot, while 11 others were rescued in an injured condition. Six of the injured later succumbed to their injuries, taking the death toll to 10.
