At least four people were killed as a passenger van plunged into a ravine near Kotke area in Battagram, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Monday. Ten passengers including women and children are reported to have been injured in the accident.
There was a total of 16 passengers travelling in the van. Rescue teams arrived on the scene to move the dead and the injured to District Hospital. According to the van driver, the accident occurred as a result of brakes failure.