Solider dies as quake relief vehicle veers off cliff
Source: Xinhua |
April 21, 2013, Sunday
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A MILITARY vehicle carrying 17 soldiers en route to the quake-hit area in southwest China's Sichuan Province veered off a cliff yesterday afternoon, killing one soldier, military sources said.
The driver of the vehicle lost control on a winding road in Ya'an, Sichuan, at about 12:40pm.
Witnesses said the driver may have been trying to avoid something before hitting the road edge and losing control.
The vehicle fell into a river about 20 meters below the road.
One soldier died, while seven others were injured and have been taken to hospital. The remaining soldiers are safe and unhurt, according to Chengdu Military Area Command (MAC) of the People's Liberation Army (PLA).
The vehicle and the soldiers belong to the PLA Army's 13th Combined Corps under the Chengdu MAC. Altogether, more than 10,000 military and armed police soldiers and 10 aircraft have been dispatched to the area hit by the earthquake.
The driver of the vehicle lost control on a winding road in Ya'an, Sichuan, at about 12:40pm.
Witnesses said the driver may have been trying to avoid something before hitting the road edge and losing control.
The vehicle fell into a river about 20 meters below the road.
One soldier died, while seven others were injured and have been taken to hospital. The remaining soldiers are safe and unhurt, according to Chengdu Military Area Command (MAC) of the People's Liberation Army (PLA).
The vehicle and the soldiers belong to the PLA Army's 13th Combined Corps under the Chengdu MAC. Altogether, more than 10,000 military and armed police soldiers and 10 aircraft have been dispatched to the area hit by the earthquake.
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