At least nine people were killed and seven others sustained injuries when a landslide struck a marble mine in the Saafi area of Mohmand district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

The officials said nine miners were killed after a big portion of the mine caved in as the workers were busy digging deep inside the mine.

Local miners and rescue team reached the site and took out the bodies from the mine.

The victims were identified as Fida Hussain, Waheed Khan and others.