Two Indian Army officers lost their lives after the Army vehicle in they were travelling met with an accident on Bikaner-Jaipur National Highway in Bikaner.
The deceased included Colonel Manish Singh Chauhan and Major Neeraj Sharma, suffered fatal injuries, according to the Defence PRO, Rajasthan.
It is learnt that Colonel Manish Singh Chauhan had featured in Hrithik Roshan, Lakshya movie which released in 2004. In one of the scenes from Lakshya movie, young Colonel Chauhan is seen sitting next to actor Hrithik Roshan.
“An Army vehicle met with an accident on Bikaner–Jaipur road at about 6 today morning. Two officers, Col Manish Singh Chauhan & Maj Neeraj Sharma traveling in the vehicle suffered fatal injuries. The other injured have been evacuated to hospital,” said the PRO.
The army official added that ”the two officers died after the Army vehicle they were travelling in toppled over due to a tyre burst.”
Others who were in the vehicle and suffered injuries were taken to hospital.
“The preliminary investigation has revealed that the likely reason for the toppling of the vehicle was that they were trying to avoid hitting stray cattle. We are also investigating if there was a tyre burst,” said an official of Seruna police station.
