Ladakh Road Accident | Ladakh, Nov. 5: Two Indian Army soldiers were killed after a military vehicle plunged into a deep gorge near Namika La Pass in Ladakh on Wednesday.
The accident occurred around 1.30 pm on the Kargil-Leh National Highway. Officials said the heavy duty military vehicle skidded off the road and fell into the gorge.
The driver and co-driver died at the spot. Local police and rescue teams recovered their bodies and shifted them to the Community Health Centre in Chiktan.
Authorities are conducting medico-legal formalities and postmortem examinations. Meanwhile, police registered a case at Wakha Police Station under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).
Ladakh Road Accident | Investigation Underway
Officials said an investigation is underway to determine the cause of the accident.
Namika La Pass, also known as the “Pillar of the Sky”, stands at an altitude of around 3,700 metres in the Zanskar Range. It lies along the Kargil-Leh highway and connects two important locations in Ladakh.
The Indian Army operates in challenging high altitude conditions across Ladakh. Its deployments include sensitive areas along the Line of Actual Control with China and the Line of Control with Pakistan.
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