Srinagar, May 5 -- Three Army personnel, including a junior commissioned officer, were killed when their vehicle skidded off the road and plunged into a 500-metre deep gorge in Jammu and Kashmir's Ramban district on Sunday, officials said.
J&K LG, Manoj Sinha and J&K CM have expressed shock over the incident, extending their condolences to the bereaved families.
The Army truck was part of a convoy moving from Jammu to Srinagar along National Highway 44. The accident occurred near Battery Chashma at around 11.30 am, the officials said.
They said a joint rescue operation was launched immediately by Army, police, State Disaster Response Force and local volunteers.
Three soldiers travelling in the vehicle were found dead on the spot.
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