Death toll in Hunza road accident has mounted to eight as three more injured succumbed to wounds in hospital on Thursday.
It should be mentioned that five persons were killed and 10 others injured when a bus carrying participants of wedding plunged into a ravine while negotiating a sharp turn in Hussaini area of Gojal, Hunza on Wednesday.
The people, rescue teams in assistance with local people rushed the injured to Hunza hospital where three more people succumbed to their wounds on Thursday morning raising the death toll to eight.
Meanwhile, Governor Gilgit-Baltistan and Chief Minister Syed Mehdi Shah have expressed profound grief over the loss of precious lives in the mishap. They condoled with the bereaved families and prayed for the departed souls to rest in eternal peace.
