Toll rises to 8 in Hunza road mishap

HUNZA: Three more persons succumbed to their injuries after which the toll in Hunza road mishap rose to eight Thursday, Geo News reported.

A van carrying wedding guests skidded off Karakoram Highway and plunged into a deep ravine in Gojal Valley that killed five people and injured ten others on Wednesday.

According to witnesses, the wagon was heading to Kamaris, a hamlet in Gulmit, the headquarters of Gojal Tehsil, when its tie-rod broke. The driver lost control over the steering and the van plunged into a deep ravine near Hussani village, 50 kilometres from Hunza.

The injured were shifted to District Headquarters Hospital in Hunza.