An army truck fell into a ditch in Bandipora district of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday afternoon. 4 soldiers died in the accident. 2 soldiers are seriously injured. They have been admitted to a nearby hospital. Only 6 soldiers were in the truck. Officials said that the accident took place in SK Payeen area of the district. Here the truck slipped off the road and fell into the ditch. The army has issued a statement on the incident. It has been told that visibility was low due to bad weather. Due to this the truck slipped off the road and fell into the ditch. The deceased soldiers have been identified as Pawan Kumar, Hariram, Jatinder Kumar and Nitish Kumar. The names of the injured soldiers are Garli Shankar and Valpa Kumar. 3 pictures of the accident… LG Sinha expressed grief over the incident LG Manoj Sinha expressed grief over the Bandipora accident. He said that the loss of lives of Indian Army soldiers is deeply saddening. The nation is very grateful for their service and commitment. 5 soldiers died in the accident of 24 December Before this, on 24 December, an army van fell into a 350 feet deep gorge in Poonch district. There were 18 soldiers in the van. Out of these, 5 died. All the soldiers involved in the accident were from 11 Maratha Regiment. The army said that there were 6 vehicles in the convoy, which were going towards Banoi area via the operational track near Poonch district. During this time, the van fell into the gorge due to the driver of one of the vehicles losing balance. Read the full news… 5 soldiers died in two separate incidents in November Before this, 5 soldiers died in two separate incidents in November. On 4 November, two soldiers lost their lives in a road accident in Rajouri. On the other hand, on 2 November, three soldiers died when a car fell into a gorge in Reasi district. Three other incidents of soldiers’ vehicle falling into the ditch… 19 August 2023: Army vehicle falls into 60 feet deep ditch in Ladakh, 9 soldiers killed
On August 19, an army vehicle fell into a 60 feet deep ditch in Ladakh, killing 9 soldiers. The army convoy consisted of five vehicles. In which 34 soldiers were riding. One soldier was also injured in this accident. Leh SSP PD Nitya said that the driver of the vehicle lost control of the vehicle, due to which the truck fell into the ditch. 29 April 2023: Army ambulance falls into ditch in Rajouri, two soldiers killed On 29 April 2023, an army ambulance slipped off the road and fell into a 200 feet deep ditch in Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir. Two soldiers were killed in this accident. At the same time, 2 soldiers were also injured. This accident took place in Keri sector near the Line of Actual Control (LAC). The soldiers who died in the accident were identified as Havildar Sudhir Kumar of Bihar and Paramveer Sharma of Rajouri. Read full news… 23 December 2022: Army truck falls into ditch in Sikkim, 16 soldiers killed On 23 December 2022, an army truck fell into a ditch in Jema, Sikkim. 16 soldiers died in this. The army said that the vehicle slipped at a turn and fell straight into the ditch. There were two more army vans with this vehicle. All three vehicles had left for Thangu from Chatan in the morning. The army rescue team airlifted 4 injured soldiers and admitted them to the hospital. Read full news…
