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Srinagar: Five Indian soldiers were killed as a result of a fire in an army truck.
According to Indian media reports, five soldiers were killed when a fire broke out in an army truck on the Jammu-Kashmir-Poonch highway on Thursday night.
The reason for the truck’s collision is not yet known, but it is being suggested that the fire in the truck was caused by lightning, due to which the soldiers in it did not get a chance to get out and they died on the spot.
The video of the burning truck is going viral on social media, in which it can be seen that the truck is engulfed in flames.
VIDEO | Indian Army vehicle catches fire in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch sector. More details are awaited. pic.twitter.com/E4gyvthM54
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) April 20, 2023
According to Indian military officials, the fire broke out in the truck at around three o’clock in the night when the truck was moving from Bhimbar street to Sangeet.
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