Poonch, Dec 24 :
At least five soldiers were killed while five others were injured after a vehicle they were traveling in plunged into a 150-foot-deep gorge at Balnoi area of Poonch district, officials said.
Officials informed the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), the Army vehicle en-route from Nilam Headquarters to Balnoi Ghora Post met with an accident near Ghora Post.
The vehicle fell into the gorge following which a Quick Reaction Team rushed to the site and launched a rescue operation.
“Ten soldiers were injured while five of them suffered critical injuries, who later succumbed to their injuries,” they said, adding that a total of 18 soldiers were onboard the vehicle when the accident took place.
The injured have been shifted to a hospital for treatment—(KNO)
Further details are awaited.