Five armymen killed, nine injured in road accident

Jammu, Mar 27 (UNI) At least five armymen were killed and nine injured, six of them seriously, when their vehicle in which they were travelling plunged into a deep gorge at Mandi in Poonch district this morning.

According to police sources, the accident occurred at 1100 hrs when the army vehicle which was on the way from Poonch to Jammu rolled down into a deep gorge near Mandi All the injured have been admitted to a government hospital in Poonch. Further details are awaited.

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