Excelsior Correspondent
POONCH, Apr 13: A Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO) was killed and two soldiers injured when an Army vehicle they were travelling, met with an accident near Balnoi forward area in Mankote sector of Mendhar Sub Division this evening.
Official sources said that an Army vehicle skidded of the road and fell into the gorge, leading to on the spot death of JCO identified as DN Pandey and injuries to two soldiers-Naik Bharat Jagdale and Vijay Pawar.
Both the injured were shifted to nearby Army Unit hospital and were undergoing treatment, they added. Confirming the accident, a police officer said that the vehicle belonged to 101 Field Regiment. The body of the deceased JCO was sent to the mortuary of Mendhar hospital. The police has taken cognizance of the matter.
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