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JAMMU: Ten Army soldiers were killed and 11 wounded astir noon Thursday erstwhile an armoured unit bearer skidded disconnected a constrictive upland roadworthy successful J&K and plunged astir 200ft into a gorge.
The six-wheel motortruck was heading to a counterterrorism cognition successful the precocious reaches of Doda district, a remote, forested country successful the Jammu region, erstwhile it mislaid traction adjacent Khanni Top — a 9,000ft-high walk connected Bhaderwah–Chamba interstate roadworthy that links J&K with Himachal Pradesh.An Army-police associated rescue effort began instantly aft the crash, which occurred successful atrocious upwind connected a steep agelong of roadworthy carved into the mountains.
“The conveyance carrying troops for an cognition slipped disconnected the roadworthy portion navigating treacherous terrain successful atrocious weather,” White Knight Corps said successful a station connected X.Four soldiers died astatine the clang site. Others died of injuries portion being evacuated oregon aft reaching hospital, officials said. At slightest 10 of the injured were airlifted to the Army’s Northern Command Hospital successful Udhampur. One injured worker remains nether reflection astatine a sub-district infirmary successful Bhaderwah town, astir 190km northeast of Jammu city, and is reported to beryllium stable.
The troops were traveling successful a bulletproof Casspir — besides known arsenic Casper — a mine-resistant ambush-protected conveyance designed to shield soldiers from onshore mines and roadside bombs.PM Narendra Modi, defence curate Rajnath Singh, Lt politician Manoj Sinha, CM Omar Abdullah and Northern Command GoC-in-C Lt Gen Pratik Sharma expressed grief and condolences to the families of the dead, and wished a speedy betterment to the injured.“Deeply anguished by the mishap successful Doda, successful which we person mislaid our brave service personnel. Their work to the federation volition beryllium remembered forever. May the injured retrieve astatine the earliest. All imaginable enactment is being provided to those affected,” Modi posted connected X.The clang adds to a bid of fatal accidents involving subject vehicles successful the mountainous terrain of J&K and Ladakh, wherever constrictive roads, crisp bends and predominant landslides airs changeless risks.
Thursday’s mishap took the toll to 30 since 2023.In July 2025, a Lt Col and a worker were killed erstwhile a boulder struck a convoy conveyance successful eastbound Ladakh. In Jan past year, 4 soldiers died aft their motortruck rolled down a hillside successful Bandipora territory of northbound Kashmir. Five soldiers were killed successful Dec 2024 erstwhile a motortruck plunged into a gorge successful Poonch territory adjacent the LoC. In Aug 2023, 9 soldiers died successful a akin clang successful the Nyoma country of Ladakh erstwhile their conveyance skidded disconnected a upland roadworthy and fell into a heavy gorge.
