Aries/Jammu, 24 December
Five jawans were killed while five others were injured when a vehicle carrying soldiers skidded off the road and fell into a deep gorge in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district this evening. Officials said that the accident took place in Gharoa area when the army vehicle was going towards Banoi in Poonch district. According to the officials, the vehicle fell into a ravine 300-350 feet deep. Sources said that the army and police teams who reached the spot have recovered five bodies during the relief operations. -News-Patiala