Arunachal Pradesh: 3 Army Personnel Killed As Truck Skids Off Road, CM Khandu Expresses Grief

The three Army personnel were killed after their truck skidded off the road and fell into a deep gorge in Arunachal Pradesh.

Three Army personnel were killed in Arunachal Pradesh.

Source : PTI File Photo

Three Army personnel were killed while several others were injured as their truck skidded off the road in Arunachal Pradesh's Upper Subansiri district, said the police on Wednesday. 

The accident took place at around 6 am on Tuesday on the Trans Arunachal Highway near Tapi village where the truck fell into a deep gorge, they said. 

The deceased were identified as Havildar Nakhat Singh, Naik Mukesh Kumar and Grenadier Ashish Kumar, reported PTI quoting Army sources. 

The ill-fated Army truck was a part of a convoy transporting personnel. The convoy was heading to Basar in Leparada district from Daporijo, the district headquarters town of Upper Subansiri, when the accident happened, a police officer said.

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Lt Gen RC Tiwari, #ArmyCdrEC & All Ranks express deepest condolences on the sad demise of Bravehearts Hav Nakhat Singh, Nk Mukesh Kumar and Gdr Ashish who made the supreme sacrifice in the line of duty in… pic.twitter.com/LcRAdHKK5h

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Following the accident, locals rushed to the spot and helped in rescuing the injured people and retrieving the bodies of the deceased.

Army's Eastern Command said in a post on X that Lt Gen RC Tiwari and all ranks expressed deep condolence. 

"Lt Gen RC Tiwari, #ArmyCdrEC & All Ranks express deepest condolences on the sad demise of Bravehearts Hav Nakhat Singh, Nk Mukesh Kumar and Gdr Ashish who made the supreme sacrifice in the line of duty in #ArunachalPradesh. Indian Army stands firmly with the bereaved families." Chief Minister Pema Khandu mourned the death of the three personnel.

Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu also expressed grief saying their service to the nation and supreme sacrifice will be remembered with highest regards.

"I am deeply pained by the loss of lives of three @adgpi personnel - Havildar Nakhat Singh, Naik Mukesh Kumar and Grenadier Ashish Kumar - in a tragic accident near Tapi in Upper Subansiri district," said the CM in a post on X.