Lagatar24 Desk
Ladakh, May 27: At least seven Indian Army troops were killed and numerous more were injured, after the vehicle they were travelling in went off the road and crashed into the Shyok river in the Turtuk area of Ladakh,. The car plummeted to a depth of 50-60 feet.
Surgical teams from Leh were sent to Partapur and all 26 soldiers were transferred to an army field hospital. Later, seven troops died as a result of their injuries.
“A party of 26 soldiers was moving from the transit camp in Partapur to a forward location in Sub Sector Hanif. The vehicle skidded off the road and fell in Shyok river, resulting in injuries to all occupants,” the Indian Army said in a statement.
