Ladakh, 27/5: Atleast seven army personnel were killed and several others were injured when a vehicle they were travelling in skidded off the road and fell in Shyok river in Turtuk sector of cold desert Ladakh on Friday.
An army spokesperson said a party of 26 soldiers was moving from the transit camp in Partapur to a forward location in Sub Sector Hanif. “The vehicle skidded off the road and fell in Shyok river, resulting in injuries to all occupants,” he said in a statement.
The injured soldiers were evacuated to an army field hospital and surgical teams from Leh were rushed to Partapur, the spokesperson said and added that seven soldiers succumbed to injuries later.
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