Army vehicle skids off road in Kulgam; 1 soldier dead, 13 injured

An army soldier was killed and 13 people, including nine army personnel, were injured when their army vehicle skidded off the road and overturned in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kulgam district, officials said on Saturday.

An army soldier was killed and 13 people, including nine army personnel, were injured when their army vehicle skidded off the road and overturned in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kulgam district, officials said on Saturday. (HT File)

The injured, which included four civilians, were taken to a hospital where their condition is stated to be stable, they said. The accident took place at Damhal Hanjipora in Kulgam. The soldiers were on operational duty when their vehicle met with the accident. Officials said the soldiers were from the Rashtriya Rifles battalion based in Kulgam.