Lahore, September 12: Two senior officers of the Indian Army died in a road accident in Rajasthan on Saturday morning. The deceased included Colonel Manish Singh Chauhan and Major Neeraj Sharma. It is learnt that Colonel Manish Singh Chauhan had featured in Hrithik Roshan starrer 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. Army Captain Dies in Accident in Ladakh.

According to Defence PRO, Rajasthan, a group of Army officers were travelling when their vehicle met with an accident on the Bikaner-Jaipur National Highway in Bikaner. While Colonel Chauhan and Major Neeraj were killed in the mishap, others recieved injuries. Arun Kumar, SHO of Seruna Police Station, told news agency PTI that victims were taken to the PBM government hospital where doctors declared both the officers brought dead. Chetak Helicopter of Indian Army Makes Precautionary Landing in Punjab's Ropar After Taking Off From Patiala Due to Technical Snag.

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The officers were travelling in an Army vehicle when it overturned on the highway due to a tyre burst, news agency PTI reported quoting local police. "An Army vehicle met with an accident on Bikaner-Jaipur road at about 6 am today. Two officers - a Major and a Colonel - suffered fatal injuries. The other injured have been evacuated to hospital," the Defence PRO said.

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