At least four people were killed and six others injured when a truck plunged into a ravine in the Mirpur district of Pakistan-controlled Kashmir, local police told Xinhua on Tuesday.

A local police officer said that a mini truck carrying an ox for a bullock racing event on Monday plunged about 200 meters into a ravine in the Dadyal region of the district.

Police and rescue teams rushed to the site and shifted the bodies and the injured to a nearby hospital.

Police said that two of the injured, who were in critical condition, were later shifted to the country's garrison city of Rawalpindi.

The accident occurred when the brakes of the truck reportedly failed while it was climbing a steep section of road ahead of the Dhan Galli bridge, said police.

Dadyal area of the district is known for hosting traditional horse races, tent pegging, bullock races, and animal fairs.

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