At least nine Pakistani soldiers were killed and four injured when their truck plunged into a ravine in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir on Sunday morning, military and witnesses said.

The truck was heading towards Mang Bajri in Bagh district of PoK when the accident occurred near Shujaabad, military officials said.

“There were 13 soldiers on board the truck and seven of them died on the spot,” a military official said. The injured were evacuated to a hospital in Rawalakot, where two of them succumbed to their wounds, he said. Reuters