At least 34 people were also injured in the accident that occurred in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Buner district. — Photo by AFP

MINGORA: Fourteen people died in northwestern Pakistan’s Buner district when a concrete roof they were sitting on collapsed into a 15 feet deep sewer, police said.

Local police official Azizur Rehman said the accident occurred Tuesday at a home in the district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province where dozens of people had gathered for a funeral.

Rehman said all of the people who died were women, but other officials said it was a mix of women and children. He said 34 people were injured in the accident in Jhor village.

Many people in northwestern Pakistan lack a proper plumbing system and often divert human waste into a large hole that is located next to their home. They often cover the hole with a concrete roof.