ABBOTTABAD: Gas suffocation claimed life of a newly wed-couple on Wednesday in Banda Qazi area of Abbottabad.

According to the report, the gas heater was not turned off which caused suffocation and resulted in the death of a newly married couple in Banda Qazi area in the limits of Police station Mirpur, Abbottabad.

The couple was found dead after family members broke the door of their room. They were rushed to the nearby hospital, where they were pronounced dead.

After medico-legal formalities, the dead bodies were handed over to the heirs.