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One soldier dead, 3 injured as Army truck falls into Himachal gorge

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Press Trust of India Shimla
Last Updated : Aug 23 2019 | 6:15 PM IST

One soldier was killed while three more sustained injuries on Friday when a military truck fell into a 100-foot-deep gorge in Himachal Pradesh's Shimla district, police said.

The soldiers belonging the Indian Army's 18 Mahar Regiment were headed for Jhakri in Theog subdivision from Haryana's Ambala when their truck fell into the gorge between Galu and Lambidhar, Superintendent of Police Omapati Jamwal said.

The injured soldiers were rushed to the Indira Gandhi Medical College and Hospital, where one of them, identified as Rajesh, was declared brought dead, Senior Medical Superintendent Dr Janak Raj said.

Three others, Surjan Tutt, BK Rai and Nagappa B, were undergoing treatment, he added.

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First Published: Aug 23 2019 | 6:15 PM IST

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