Army truck falls into gorge in Chamoli, 2 killed

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 In a road mishap, two Indian Army personnel died while one was injured and one went missing when the Army truck they were in fell into a deep gorge at Mana, Chamoli district on Saturday. The truck was reportedly swept away in the gushing Saraswati river. The deceased have been identified as Hoshiyar Singh (23), native of Punjab, and Raghuwar Dutt Joshi (40), resident of Uttarakhand. The injured was CFN Rahul and the one gone missing was Swarn Singh (25). The Army personnel sitting in the Army truck was coming from Indian border check post at Indo-China border. Around four Army personnel were reported to be sitting in the truck when the incident occurred. A team of police personnel rushed to the stop after being informed about the accident. Two bodies were retrieved while the seriously injured was rushed to a hospital. Rescue operation is on to trace the missing one, it is learnt.         

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