Ladakh: 7 soldiers killed in road mishap

Seven soldiers were killed and 19 injured in Ladakh’s Tuktuk sector when their vehicle skidded off the road and fell into the Shyok river, Army officials said.

The accident took place around 9 am at a place located about 25 km from Thoise, they said, adding that the injured have been shifted to the Command Hospital in Chandimandir in Haryana’s Panchkula district. Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he was anguished over the bus accident. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh spoke to Army chief General Manoj Pande following the tragic incident. General Pande apprised Singh of the situation and the steps taken by the Army to save the lives of the injured soldiers.

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