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2 IAF Personnel Killed in Road Accident Outside Awantipora Base

Two injured personnel – an officer and an airman – have been shifted to a hospital for treatment.

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Two IAF personnel including a squadron leader were killed, while two others suffered injuries in a road accident early on Thursday, 4 April, near the Awantipora Air Force station in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district, reported PTI.

“Four IAF personnel met an accident this morning at Malngpora in Awantipora. Two of the injured personnel succumbed to injuries.”
Defence official told PTI
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The deceased personnel are Squadron Leader Rakesh Pandey and Corporal Ajay Kumar, according to the official.

The injured personnel -- an officer and an airman -- have been shifted to a hospital for treatment, the official added.

(With inputs from PTI)

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