3 soldiers killed after Army truck falls into 700-ft gorge in J&K

Army, police and State Disaster Response Force personnel, along with local volunteers, immediately swung into action and launched rescue operations. The bodies of three soldiers have been retrieved from the vehicle, sources said.

According to a PTI report, officials identified the deceased as Naib-Subedar Sujeet Kumar, driver Amit Kumar and sepoy Man Bahadur.

Ramban Senior Superintendent of Police Kulbir Singh said preliminary investigation suggested that the accident was caused by a technical glitch in the vehicle and that an investigation was underway to ascertain the exact reason.

The Army’s Northern Command paid tribute to the personnel and extended its condolences to the bereaved families.

“An Army vehicle moving as part of routine convoy on May 4 slid off the road and fell into a gorge near Ramban. All three Army personnel travelling in the vehicle succumbed to the injuries in this tragic accident,” the Northern Command said in a post on X. (With PTI inputs)