5 soldiers dead after Army vehicle plunges into 350-foot gorge in J&K's Poonch
India TodayFive soldiers died and five others sustained injuries after an Army vehicle veered off course and plunged into a gorge in the Balnoi area of Mendhar in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday, officials said. "All ranks of #WhiteKnightCorps extend their deepest condolences on the tragic loss of five brave soldiers in a vehicle accident during operational duty in the #Poonch sector. "Deeply anguished by the terrible news of the martyrdom of five of our brave Indian Army soldiers in a vehicle tragedy in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir. In a similar accident which took place last month, an Army personnel died and another got injured after their vehicle skidded off the road and fell into a gorge in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district.