Army truck falls into 300-ft gorge, 5 soldiers killed in J&K's Poonch

At least five soldiers were killed and five others were injured when a vehicle carrying them skidded off the road and rolled down into a gorge in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district on Tuesday evening, Army officials said.

The accident occurred in the Gharoa area when an Army vehicle was on its way to Banoi in the district, they said, adding that rescue teams have recovered five bodies. The vehicle plunged into a gorge, approximately 300-350 feet deep, they added.

“All ranks of White Knight Corps extend their deepest condolences on the tragic loss of five brave soldiers in a vehicle accident during operational duty in the Poonch sector. Rescue operations are ongoing, and the injured personnel are receiving medical care,” White Knight Corps wrote on X.

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All ranks of #WhiteKnightCorps extend their deepest condolences on the tragic loss of five brave soldiers in a vehicle accident during operational duty in the #Poonch sector.

Rescue operations are ongoing, and the injured personnel are receiving medical care.@adgpi…

— White Knight Corps (@Whiteknight_IA) December 24, 2024

The accident reportedly occurred at around 5:40 pm when the vehicle of the 11 Maratha LI deployed in an area travelling to Balnoi along the LoC, fell into a gorge resulting in injuries to 10 army personnel including the driver, TOI reported citing sources.

With inputs from agencies.