One Army soldier died and 4 injured in road accident in Tamulpur

One personnel of the Indian Army died while four others were injured in a road accident in Assam’s Tamulpur district at the India-Bhutan border on Monday, officials said.

“A tyre of the vehicle burst, leading to the accident, near Geruapar, about 10 kms from the headquarter town of Tamulpur. One of the jawans was killed, while the rest were injured,” the spokesperson said.

The deceased jawan was identified as Lance Naik Prabin Tamang, a native of Darjeeling in West Bengal.

The injured soldiers were shifted by an Army helicopter to the Base Hospital in Guwahati and their conditions are stable.

Guwahati, Assam | One army personnel died & 4 were injured after an Indian Army vehicle met with an accident near Tamulpur, along the India-Bhutan border today. The injured personnel rushed to Army Base hospital: Defence PRO, Guwahati

— ANI (@ANI) November 7, 2022