At least two police officers were killed and three others were injured in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Lakki Marwat region when unidentified gunmen attacked a  patrolling vehicle on Monday, media reports said.

Lakki Marwat District Police Officer (DPO) Tariq Habib told Dawn News that the gunmen launched an assault on a patrolling vehicle from the Pizo Police Station, immediately killing two officers.

The area was cordoned off after the attack.

Police have started an investigation into the incident.