Jammu, Sep 24
Five Army soldiers were injured on Wednesday when the vehicle in which they were travelling met with an accident in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district.
Officials said that five Army soldiers were injured when the vehicle they were travelling in met a road accident in the Ghani area of Mankote sector of Poonch district.
"The vehicle was going to Jammu from Dhara Dullian in Poonch when it skidded off the road around 7.30 a.m. The injured soldiers were posted at Balnoi Nangi Takeri. They were proceeding on leave when the accident occurred," the official said.
A replacement vehicle was arranged to facilitate their onward journey.
Police have taken cognisance of the incident and initiated further proceedings, the officials said.