KARAK, Nov 30: A man was killed and three others were injured when a roof of a building caved in after downpour in Rehmatabad village on Friday. The deceased was identified as Fazal Ali, son of Mohammad Shah, a resident of Wana.

His brother Gul Wali and two other brothers, Noor Aslam and Yaqoob, were injured.

The victims were labourers. They were working at a salt machine when the roof collapsed.

The body and the injured were retrieved from the debris by local people.

The body was sent to the deceased’s native village and the injured were taken to the Karak civil hospital.

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