West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday expressed shock over the death of nine Indian Army personnel in a road accident in Ladakh. She extended her condolences﷽ to the bereaved family members.
"Deeply shocked to hear the news of the death of 9 Indian Army personnel due to a road accident near Ladakh. My condolences to the bereaved families. Praying for speedy recovery of the injured," she wrot♍e on X, formerly Twitter.
Nine soldiers were killed and another was critically injured🐓 when their vehicle skidded off a road and plunged into a deep gorge in Leh district of Ladakh on Saturday, officials said. The accide🍸nt took place near Kiari in southern Ladakh's Nyoma, the officials said.
Senior Superintendent of Police of Leh PD Nꦇitya said the Ar🌱my vehicle, with 10 personnel on board, was on its way to Nyoma from Leh when its driver lost control and it plunged into a gorge at 4.45 pm.
