BAJAUR: Two children were killed and three others injured when a mound of soil from a hillock fell over them in Khar tehsil of the Bajaur tribal district on Wednesday.
Residents and Rescue 1122 officials told Dawn that the victims were busy digging a mass of soil when it slid, burying all under it in Rashaki Agra area.
The deceased and the wounded belonged to the same family.
The villagers and rescue and police personnel retrieved bodies of two children and three injured, including a woman.
The victims were identified as Nahida, 12, and Zeeshan Khan, 6, and the injured included Bilal Khan, 8, Saba Gul, 9, and wife of Fasial Khan.