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Soldier killed, 6 injured as vehicle plunges into gorge in Kathua

Soldier killed, 6 injured as vehicle plunges into gorge in Kathua
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JAMMU, Sep 21 (PTI: ) An Army jawan was killed and six others injured when their vehicle skidded off the road and fell into a deep gorge in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district, officials said on Saturday.

The accident took place near Sukrala Devi temple on Machedi-Billawar road on Friday when the troops were on patrol in the remote area, they said.

Rescuers, including locals, rushed to the scene and took the seven injured soldiers to a hospital where one of them Sepoy Ramkishor was declared brought dead, the officials said.

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