Three soldiers killed as army vehicle plunges into deep gorge in Ramban area of J&K

In a tragic incident, three Army personnel were killed in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban district after the vehicle they were travelling in skidded off the road and plunged into a 700-feet deep gorge, officials said, as reported by news agency PTI.

The army truck, part of a convoy moving from Jammu to Srinagar along national highway 44, fell into the gorge near Battery Chashma at around 11.30 am, the officials said.

Immediately after the accident, a joint rescue operation was launched by army, police, SDRF and local volunteers but three soldiers were found dead on-the-spot.