By PTI

LEH: Eight soldiers were feared dead after their vehicle skidded off the road and plunged into a deep gorge in Leh district of Ladakh on Saturday, officials said.

The accident took place at Kerey in southern Ladakh’s Nyoma Saturday evening, the officials said.

They said a rescue operation was underway at the site.

More details are awaited.

<br /> LEH: Eight soldiers were feared dead after their vehicle skidded off the road and plunged into a deep gorge in Leh district of Ladakh on Saturday, officials said.</p> <p>The accident took place at Kerey in southern Ladakh’s Nyoma Saturday evening, the officials said.</p> <p>They said a rescue operation was underway at the site.googletag.cmd.push(function() {googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); });</p> <p>More details are awaited.</p> <p>