Accident during cannon practice in Bikaner
Bikaner: A major accident has taken place at Mahajan Firing Range in Bikaner, Rajasthan. According to reports, two Army soldiers died in an accident while loading ammunition into a tank during a training exercise at Mahajan Field Firing Range in Bikaner on Wednesday. The news of a soldier getting injured in this incident is also coming to the fore. It is being told that the injured soldier has been taken to Chandigarh by helicopter for treatment, while the mortal remains of the soldiers who lost their lives in the accident have been taken to Suratgarh Military Station. This is the second major accident in Mahajan firing range within 4 days.
‘Explosion occurred in charger while loading ammunition’
Giving information about the incident, Defense spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Amitabh Sharma said that when the soldiers were loading ammunition into the tank, the charger exploded. He said, ‘Two soldiers died and another was injured in the incident.’ He said that as soon as information about the explosion was received, the local police reached the spot. Lunkaransar (Bikaner) CO Narendra Kumar Poonia said, ‘3 soldiers were practicing with the tank. During this, two soldiers, Ashutosh Mishra and Jitendra, died due to a blast in the charger. Meanwhile, the injured soldier has been taken to Chandigarh by helicopter.
Gunner Chandra Prakash Patel died on Sunday
According to CO Poonia, the mortal remains of the soldiers who lost their lives in the accident have been taken to Suratgarh Military Station. He told that Ashutosh Mishra was a resident of Deoria district of Uttar Pradesh, while Jitendra was a resident of Dausa district of Rajasthan. Let us tell you that this is the second major accident in Mahajan Firing Range within the last 4 days. Earlier, on Sunday, Gunner Chandra Prakash Patel had died in an accident. Patel was on duty as a detachment commander in a gun battery during training. He was attaching the cannon to the towing vehicle when the cannon came backwards and he was injured. Defense spokesperson had said that the soldier was immediately taken by ambulance to the field hospital where doctors declared him brought dead.
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