Pune: Two Army soldiers were killed and nine others, including an officer, injured during training on Thursday morning. They were holding a drill to construct bridges at College of Military Engineering (CME) when a tower support collapsed, injuring them all. They were immediately rushed to Military Hospital, Kirkee, and Command Hospital. Two soldiers, identified as Lance Havildar PK Sanjivan, 29, from Kerala and Naik Bhiva Khandu Waghmode, 28, from Daund in Maharashtra, sustained severe injuries and died during treatment.

Those injured during the mishap are undergoing treatment at the hospital. They are Major Suryajeet Singh, Subedar P Shamum, Naik BP Gore (Commando), Naik Sharad Khole (Commando), Naik D C Sharma, Naik Devendra Singh Bisht (Commando), Hawaldar Paramjeet Singh, Naik Gurpreet Singh and Naik Mandeep Singh.