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New Delhi: The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), General Upendra Dwivedi, expressed his condolences over the death of four Indian Army personnel in a road accident commuting from Pedong in West Bengal to Zuluk along the Silk route in Pakyong district.
The deceased include driver Pradeep Patel from Madhya Pradesh, craftsman W Peter from Manipur, Naik Gursev Singh from Haryana, and Subedar K Thangapandi from Tamil Nadu.
Tweet Of The Indian Army
"#GeneralUpendraDwivedi #COAS and All Ranks of #IndianArmy express deepest condolences on the demise of Subedar K Thangapandi, Naik Gursev Singh, Craftsman W Peter Singh, and Sepoy Pradeep Patel who lost their lives in the line of duty in #Sikkim. #IndianArmy stands firm with the bereaved families in this hour of grief," the official handle of the Indian Army posted on social media platform X.
Lt Gen RC Tiwari, Commanding-in-Chief, Eastern Command also expressed his condolences on the death of four Indian Army Personnel.
Leader Of Opposition In The Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi Expresses His Condolences
Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Thursday expressed their condolences to the families of the soldiers who lost their lives in a road accident in Sikkim.
"The news of the four army personnel killed in a road accident in Sikkim is very sad. While paying my humble tribute to the died soldiers, I express my deep condolences to their bereaved families. The country will always be indebted to your service and sacrifice," Rahul Gandhi posted on X.
About The Accident Which Took Lives Of 4 Indian Army Personnel
On Thursday, September 6, four Indian Army personnel died in a road accident commuting from Pedong in West Bengal to Zuluk along the Silk Route in Pakyong District.
They said the deceased include driver Pradeep Patel from Madhya Pradesh, craftsman W Peter from Manipur, Naik Gursev Singh from Haryana and Subedar K Thangapandi from Tamil Nadu.
"All the deceased army personnel, including the driver, belonged to a unit from Binaguri in West Bengal," the officials stated.
The vehicle skidded off the road approximately 700 to 800 feet down the road at Vertical Veer, near Dalopchand Dara along Rhenock Rongli State highway, popularly known as the Silk Route.
