CHITRAL- Four people were killed when a Sierra Suzuki jeep heading to Ujno (Turkho) in the upper part of Chitral fell into the river. The unfortunate vehicle crashed into the Morkhu River near Verkop. The dead included a mother, son, daughter and driver. The bodies of the mother and daughter were pulled from the Molkho River by local volunteers, while the search for the son and driver continued.
According to SHO Malikho police station, Sharafuddin Kashifi, younger brother of Zakir Muhammad Zahmi, a well-known poet and writer of Bonnie, was on his way to Ujjonu from Chitral with his family. Were also sitting. Unfortunately when the vehicle reached near Verkop where the road is very bad and has to go uphill but the vehicle could not climb uphill and fell down into the river while it started coming back from the uphill and several hundred feet down into the river. fell down.
Sharafuddin Kashifi was injured in the accident while driver Munir Ahmed, his wife, daughter and son died on the spot. According to police, the bodies of the daughter and wife were recovered from the river while the search for the son and driver is underway.
Eyewitnesses said that the bridge and road of Astaro were in a very bad condition due to which Sharafuddin chose an alternative safe route but did he know that death was waiting for him. As he approached the Nishko Bridge, his vehicle failed to climb and fell several feet into the river, killing four members of the same family.
It should be noted that this road in Turku is in a very bad condition and people are forced to travel long distances to Malkho to save their lives. Occur.
Locals are urging the provincial and federal governments to immediately repair the roads and wooden suspension bridges on the river in Maliku and Turku to save lives.