KOHAT: At least six passengers were reported dead and six others injured on Tuesday after a van caught fire near Khawasi Banda in Kohat, the local police told media.
A gas leak in the van, en route to Dera Ismail Khan had caused the fire.
The van collided with an oncoming truck, injuring two persons in the vehicle, the police said.
Traffic on the Indus Highway was suspended soon after the incident, the police said.
The dead and the injured were shifted to a local hospital.
