One man died and two others were injured when a bridge built on the Kabul River collapsed in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Charsadda district on Saturday. Official sources said that this bridge was constructed only for light traffic and mini truck. There was no permission for using this bridge for long vehicles.
The incident occurred when a truck carrying cement was crossing the bridge constructed over Kabul River at Sardaryab, Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) Sayam told South Punjab News .
The 10-wheeler truck carrying 1,600 bags of cement was on its way from Peshawar to Charsadda, and fell into the river following the collapse.
The two injured in the incident were shifted to district headquarters hospital, Charsadda.
Hospital sources said that all three men involved in the accident were travelling in the truck, although they are yet to be identified.
Following collapse of a section of the bridge, traffic was diverted to the one-way road of the bridge.
The bridge, which connects Peshawar with Charsadda, was built in 1939 and was in a dilapidated condition.
