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Soldier dies in Army tank accident
A soldier died when an Army tank sank in a canal in Rajasthan.
There were two soldiers in the tank during a routine exercise.
One soldier escaped, but the other got trapped and couldn't be saved right away.
The soldier's body was found after many hours of searching.
The accident happened in the Indira Gandhi canal in the Sriganganagar district.
The Army and police are investigating what went wrong.
The postmortem is scheduled for the next day.
An Army soldier died during a routine military exercise in the Indira Gandhi canal in Rajasthan.
The incident occurred on December 3, 2023, involving two soldiers in a tank.
One soldier escaped, while the other got trapped and his body was retrieved after several hours.
The accident happened in the Sriganganagar district of Rajasthan during a training exercise.
The cause of the accident is under investigation, and a postmortem is scheduled for December 4, 2023.
- Who
- An Army soldier
- What
- Died in a tank accident during a military exercise
- Where
- Indira Gandhi canal, Sriganganagar district, Rajasthan
- When
- December 3, 2023
- Why
- The tank got stuck and sank during a routine training exercise
Key facts
- Location
- Indira Gandhi canal, Rajasthan
- Date
- December 3, 2023
- Number of Soldiers Involved
- 2
- Casualties
- 1
- Incident Type
- Military exercise accident
- Rescue Teams
- Police, State Disaster Response Force, Civil Defence
- Postmortem
- Scheduled for December 4, 2023
Quotes
Police
Law enforcement officials
“A routine training exercise in which the armoured vehicles were practising to cross the canal was going on when the tank got stuck in the middle and started sinking.”
NDTV
“There were two soldiers present in the tank. One managed to come out while the other got stuck.”
NDTV
Sources
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