MINGORA: Three people were killed and 12 others sustained injuries when a passenger van plunged into a deep ditch in Khwazakhela tehsil here on Monday.

According to police, a passenger van was moving to Mingora from Shangla district, but it went out of the driver`s control while crossing a dangerous curve and fell into a deep ditch in Chamtalai area.

`Three people named Nasreen, her son Raheedullah and another child identified as Mohammad died on the spot, while 12 other passengers were injured. Local residents rushed to the spot and took the injured to Khwazakhela hospital, DSP Khwazakhela circle Badshah Hazrat Khan told reporters.