Staff Correspondent
Chitral, June 26, 2026: Rescue 1122 teams continued their search operation on Friday after a car carrying a woman and her child rolled into the Chitral River at Dwashish, Lower Chitral late on Thursday.
According to initial reports, Mr Zahid, the husband of the woman, was driving his Toyota Vitz. He parked the vehicle under the shade of a Chinar tree at Dwashish opposite the Chitral Scouts mosque and stepped out to buy something from a nearby shop. The woman and her child remained inside the vehicle.
In the driver’s absence, the parked car reportedly began rolling and plunged into the Chitral River. Local residents said the accident occurred because there was no protective wall or roadside barrier at the river’s edge.
The vehicle was swept away by the strong currents. Rescue 1122 personnel and local residents started a search operation and recovered the dead body of the woman from the river at Osiak Drosh on Friday afternoon.
The tragedy has renewed concerns over the lack of safety infrastructure along the riverside road.
Residents have urged the authorities to construct protective barriers at vulnerable locations to help prevent similar accidents in the future.