SWAT: Three people were killed and 15 others injured when a passenger van fell into a deep ditch in Dardayal area of Kabal tehsil here on Sunday, the police said.

They said the passenger van was travelling from Kabal to Dardiyal, a far-flung hilly area, when the driver lost control over the steering due to over-speeding, plunging the vehicle into Daral stream. They said Sher Zaman, Qatlan and driver, Aqal Shah died on the spot, and 15 others, including children and women, sustained serious injuries.

A Rescue 1122 team and locals rushed the injured to the Tehsil Headquarters Hospital, Kabal. The bodies were handed over to their families.

Meanwhile, Chuprial police arrested four persons for inflicting violence on poor people in Shandalgut area of Shawar in Matta tehsil. The police took action after a video went viral on social media recently, showing the four men inflicting violence on a local, Imam Sajjad, inside their hujra.

They were identified as Mustafa, Iftikhar Ali, Izhar and Shah Faisal, residents of Shandalgut.

Locals said the four persons enjoyed influence in the area and used to torture poor people. They said the accused had kidnapped and tortured their opponents several times in the past. — Correspondent