Two soldiers lost their lives, and three others were seriously injured when an Army vehicle fell into a deep gorge in the SK Payeen area of Bandipora district, north Kashmir, on Saturday.
Officials reported that the vehicle skidded off the Bandipora-Srinagar road near SK Payeen and plunged into the gorge.
All five soldiers in the vehicle were critically injured. They were quickly taken to the district hospital in Bandipora, where two soldiers were pronounced dead upon arrival.
The three remaining soldiers, who are in critical condition, are being transferred to Srinagar for advanced medical treatment.
