Five killed, 4 missing in Kosht (Chitral) as vehicle plunges into river

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At least five persons died and four others went missing after a loaded Mazda fell down in the Kosht River while crossing a bridge.

According to Mulkho police, a loaded Mazda while crossing the Kosht Bridge fell down in the Kosht river. As a result, five persons, including the driver, died on the spot.  Fida Hussain contractor of Ziyat, former Nazim Union Council Kosht Bubul Khan Ayubi, and three others also died on the spot.

The dead body of Fida Hussain was recovered from the river by local volunteers, while the other four persons are still missing.

Muhammad Younas, a social worker from Kosht, told the news agency that the people of the area are very angry and they expressed annoyance when the Chitral Deputy Commissioner visited the place of the incident.

The bridge had been damaged in a flood last year and was restored temporarily after a long delay.