Two Army officers died when their vehicle met with an accident on the Bikaner-Jaipur National Highway in Bikaner, Rajasthan at around 6 am on Saturday.

An Army vehicle met with an accident on Bikaner-Jaipur road at about 6 am today (Photo: ANI)

Two Army officers were killed when the vehicle in which they were travelling overturned on the Bikaner-Jaipur National Highway in Bikaner district of Rajasthan on Saturday.

The accident happened at 6 am today. Two other soldiers injured in the incident are being treated at a hospital, a Defence spokesperson said.

The victims were travelling in an Army vehicle when it overturned on the highway due to a tyre burst, police said.

Defence spokesperson said that Col Manish Singh Chauhan and Major Neeraj Sharma suffered fatal injuries in the accident.

Arun Kumar, SHO of Seruna Police Station, said that victims were taken to the PBM government hospital where doctors declared both the officers brought dead.

(With PTI inputs)

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