On December 23, 2022, a truck carrying an Indian Army convoy skidded down a steep slope while negotiating a sharp turn at Zema in North Sikkim. The accident resulted in the death of 16 Army personnel, including three junior commissioned officers and 13 soldiers. Four injured soldiers were airlifted to receive medical treatment.
The truck was part of a three-vehicle convoy that was travelling from Chatten to Thangu. The vehicle skidded down a steep slope while negotiating a sharp turn, leading to the death of 16 Army men, including three junior commissioned officers, the statement said.
The victims are Naib Subedar Chandan Kumar Mishra and Naib Subedar Omkar Singh of 285 Medical regiment, L/Havildar Gopinath Makur, Sepoy Sukha Ram, Havildar Charan Singh and Naik Ravinder Singh Thapa of 26 Mechanised Infantry, the Army said.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh expressed his condolences to the families of the deceased, and President Droupadi Murmu also expressed her grief and offered her condolences to the bereaved families.
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