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Four Army personnel killed in Sikkim as vehicle plunges off road

Police said that the cause of the accident is yet to be ascertained

Published - September 05, 2024 11:38 pm IST - Gangtok

PTI
Mangled remains of an army vehicle are seen after a road accident, in Pakyong district, Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024. Four Army personnel were killed in the accident after the vehicle carrying Army’s EMC personnel stationed at Binnaguri, West Bengal skidded off the road at Vertical Bhir along the Rhenock-Rongli highway and fell into a forest down below, police said.

Mangled remains of an army vehicle are seen after a road accident, in Pakyong district, Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024. Four Army personnel were killed in the accident after the vehicle carrying Army’s EMC personnel stationed at Binnaguri, West Bengal skidded off the road at Vertical Bhir along the Rhenock-Rongli highway and fell into a forest down below, police said. | Photo Credit: PTI

Four Army personnel were killed in a road accident in Sikkim's Pakyong district on Thursday (September 5, 2024), police said.

A vehicle carrying EMC personnel stationed at Binnaguri, West Bengal, skidded off the road at Vertical Bhir along the Rhenock-Rongli highway and fell into a forest down below, they said.

There were four occupants all of whom died on the spot, the police said.

The deceased are Sepoy Pradip Patel from Madhya Pradesh, CFN W Peter resident of Imphal, Naik Gursev Singh resident of Haryana, and Subedar K. Thangapandi resident of Tamil Nadu.

Police said that the cause of the accident is yet to be ascertained. The bodies of the deceased were handed over to the Army, the police added.

Published - September 05, 2024 11:38 pm IST

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