The 16 bravehearts of the Indian Ar𝕴my lost their lives when the Army truck they were travelling in skidded down a steep slope at Zema in North Sikkim on Friday mornin💞g, an Army statement said.
Wreaths will be laid on thౠe♎ mortal remains of the deceased soldiers at Bagdogra airport technical area on Saturday between 12.30 pm and 2 pm, it said.
The ill-fated Army truck was part of a three-vehicleꦜ convoy that was travelling from Chatten to Thangu, it said.
The vehicle skidded down a steep slope while negotiating a sharp turn, leading to the death o𒐪f 16 Army men, including three junior commissioned officers, the statement said.
A rescue ℱoperation was immediately launched and four injured soldiers were air evacuated, it s🦋aid.
The deceased soldiers are Naib Subedar Chandan Kumar Mishra and Naib Subedar Omkar Singh of 285 Medical regiment, L/Havildar Gopinath Makur, Sepoy Sukha Ram, Ha💫vildar Charan Singh and Naik Ravinder Singh Thapa of 26 Mechanised Infantry, the Army said.
From the 221 Field Regiment, Naik Vaisakh S and Naik Pramod Singh were among the deceased, while from the 25 Grenadiers, four soldiers who perished in the accident are L/Naik Bhupendra Singh, Naik Shyam Sinဣgh Yadav, Naik Lokesh Kumar and Grenadier Vikas Kumar.
Subedar Guman Singh and L/Havilder Arvind Singh from 8 Rajasthan Rifles, L/Naik Sombir Singh of 113 Engineer Regiment and L/Naik Manoj kumar of 1871 Field Regiment were also among thꩲe soldiers who die💮d in the accident, the Army said.
