4 soldiers dead as Army truck falls into 700 feet deep gorge in Sikkim

New Delhi: Four soldiers of the Indian army lost their lives in a road accident in Sikkim. The shocking incident took place when an Army vehicle carrying the personnel skidded off the road and fell into approximately 700 feet gorge.

The Army vehicles were commuting to Pedong in West Bengal to Zuluk along Silk Route that falls in Pakyong district of Sikkim. The accident spot was detected near Dalopchand Dara that falls along the Rhecnock Rongli state highway in the State, reported the officials.

All the deceased personnel belonged to Binaguri unit of West Bengal.

The deceased were identified as Sepoy Pradip Patel from Madhya Pradesh, CFN W Peter from Imphal, Naik Gursev Singh from Haryana and Subedar K Thangapandi from Tamil Nadu.