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2 soldiers killed, 3 seriously injured as Army vehicle skids off road in J&K’s Bandipora

Police sources said the Army vehicle rolled down near the Wular Lake in Sadrakote village on the Srinagar-Bandipora highway.

An Army vehicle skidded off the road and fell into a gorge near SK Payen in the north Kashmir district, they said. (Express File/Representative Photo)

An Army vehicle skidded off the road and fell into a gorge near SK Payen in the north Kashmir district, they said. (Photo: PTI)

Two Army men were killed and three others seriously injured after their vehicle skidded off the road in north Kashmir’s Bandipora on Saturday.

The injured soldiers have been shifted to the Army hospital in Srinagar where their condition is said to be critical.

Police sources said the Army vehicle rolled down near the Wular Lake in Sadrakote village on the Srinagar-Bandipora highway. The soldiers were soon rushed to a hospital where doctors declared two of them dead.

VIDEO | Jammu and Kashmir: Two soldiers dead and three injured after an Army vehicle skidded off the road in Bandipora. Further details awaited.

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After initial treatment, the other three injured soldiers were taken to Srinagar for specialised treatment.

Bashaarat Masood

Bashaarat Masood is a Special Correspondent with The Indian Express. He has been covering Jammu and Kashmir, especially the conflict-ridden Kashmir valley, for two decades. Bashaarat joined The Indian Express after completing his Masters in Mass Communication and Journalism from the University in Kashmir. He has been writing on politics, conflict and development. Bashaarat was awarded with the Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Awards in 2012 for his stories on the Pathribal fake encounter. ... Read More

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