40 dead in Pakistan bridge collapse

A search resumed yesterday for people missing after a crowded bridge collapsed in heavy rains in northwestern Pakistan, killing at least 40. The 10m-high bridge collapsed in Mardan, about 100km from Islamabad.

Witnesses said about 200 people and some vehicles were on the bridge when it fell, flinging them into flood waters below. Rescuers pulled out 40 bodies before the search was called off on Saturday night.