New Delhi, Oct 20 (PTI) Two civilian labourers were killed and 12 others injured after a General Reserve Engineer Force (GREF) tipper truck carrying them toppled in the Sasoma-Saser La area of Ladakh, sources said on Thursday.

The mishap took place on Wednesday afternoon, they said.

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"Two civilian died on the spot, and the rest were injured. The injured were evacuated by army and brought to a hospital. The two labourers who lost their lives, hailed from Jharkhand," an Army source said.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday condoled the deaths in the accident.

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"Extremely pained by the loss of precious lives due to toppling of a GREF Tipper in Sasoma-Saser La area of Ladakh. My thoughts are with the bereaved families. May the injured recover at the earliest," he wrote in a tweet.

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