Sikkim, Four Indian Army soldiers died in a road accident in Pakyong district of Sikkim on Thursday. These soldiers were going from Pedong in West Bengal to Zuluk via Silk Route.

The deceased have been identified as driver Pradeep Patel from Madhya Pradesh, craftsman W. Peter from Manipur, Naik Gursev Singh from Haryana and Subedar K. Thangapandi from Tamil Nadu. Army officials said that all the deceased, including the driver, were military personnel of a unit of Binaguri in West Bengal.