The death toll in a latest bus accident in east China's Fujian Province has increased to eight, as three injured people died Monday, local police said.

The accident occurred at around 1:25 PM when the bus was turning a corner on a highway section in the proximity of Fu'an city, said Zhu Limin, head of No. 2 Traffic Police Brigade of Fu'an, "It rained hard and the road was slippery."

The 10 injured passengers have been still hospitalized.

Further investigation into the accident is still under way at press time.

(Xinhua News Agency April 10, 2006)