Jammu: Four Indian Army personnel were killed and nine others injured when their vehicle skidded off the road and fell into a deep gorge in Doda district of Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK).

According to Beyond the Time News, the accident occurred at Khanni Top along the Bhaderwah-Chamba road.

Officials said that the bullet-proof Army vehicle, carrying 17 personnel, was heading to a high-altitude post when the driver lost control, causing it to plunge into a 200-foot-deep gorge.

A joint rescue operation by the Indian Army and police recovered four bodies. Nine other troops were rescued with injuries, three of whom sustained critical wounds and were airlifted to the Udhampur Military Hospital for specialised treatment.