16 Soldiers Killed In Road Accident

16 Soldiers Killed In Road Accident

Sixteen soldiers were killed Friday in India’s remote northeast when the military truck transporting them skidded down a steep mountain slope and crashed, according to the army.

The accident occurred in the state of Sikkim while the truck carrying the soldiers was negotiating a treacherous turn in a mountainous area near the Chinese border.

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“A rescue mission was immediately launched, and four injured soldiers have been air evacuated,” the Indian Army’s eastern command said in a statement, confirming three officers and 13 soldiers had died of injuries after the accident.

Sikkim has some of the most dangerous high-altitude roads in India, especially along its remote Himalayan border with Tibet.

Every year, many soldiers are killed in accidents involving army vehicles near the vast border with China and Pakistan.

Six paramilitaries were killed in August when an armoured vehicle carrying them rolled down a mountain slope in Indian-administered Kashmir.

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