Army vehicle falls into river, 2 dead, 1 missing

ITANAGAR, Apr 22: Two soldiers died while another went missing when an Army vehicle skidded off the road and fell into a river in Lower Dibang Valley district early Sunday morning.

The incident took place at Iduli village area when a team of 18 army personnel belonged the Madras Regiment went from Sadia in Assam to Lower Dibang Valley.

Two bodies were recovered and search operation is still on to find out the third deceased army jawan.

Kohima based Defence PRO Colonel Chiranjeet Konwer said on the night of Apr 21-22, when the army was conducting search operations in Kundil Reserve Forest in the general area of Chappa Koa, along Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border, during relocation of the army columns, in the early hours of Sunday, one of the vehicles of the column skidded off the road and fell into a fast flowing stream.

“While two soldiers lost their lives in the incident, one individual is still missing and four others received minor injuries. The injured have been provided medical assistance and search for the missing soldier is continuing,” Colonel Konwer said.

The injured army personnel were rushed to Chapakhowa First Referral Unit.