Ten soldiers of the Indian Army on Thursday died in a road accident in Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district, the lieutenant governor’s office said.

Several others who were injured had been airlifted to hospital, it added.

The accident took place at Khani Top on the Bhaderwah-Chamba road, the chief minister’s office said.

The Army’s XVI Corps said on social media that the “vehicle carrying troops for an operation, slipped off the road while navigating treacherous terrain in bad weather”.

Videos widely shared on social media showed the vehicle having fallen in a gorge.