22fun J&K: 2 Soldiers Dead, 3 Injured As Army Truck Rolls Down Hill In Bandipora

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Two Army personnel died on Saturday while three others were injured when their vehicle lost control and fell into a gorge in Jammu and Kashmir's Bandipora district.

According to the officials, the accident took place when the driver of the Army truck lost control while trying to negotiate a sharp curve near the Sadar Koot Payen area in the district. The vehicle, according to PTI, skidded off the road and fell into a gorge.

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The officials added that two soldiers lost their lives while three were rushed to the nearby district hospital in an injured state. Further details are awaited.

The hospital's medical superintendent Dr Masrat Iqbal told PTI that two soldiers were "brought dead" while "the three injured (soldiers) were resuscitated and then referred to Srinagar."

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In a similar incident, five soldiers died and five others were sustained injuries on December 24, 202422fun, after an Army vehicle veered off course and plunged into a 350-foot-deep gorge in Poonch district. 

Before that, on November 4, 2024, another Army personnel died and one got injured after their vehicle skidded off the road and fell into a gorge in Rajouri district.