Indian pilgrims perish in deadly bus accident in Saudi
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Hyderabad/Jeddah, Nov 17: At least 45 persons, majority of them Umrah pilgrims from Telangana capital Hyderabad, were killed in Saudi Arabia's Medina after their bus collided with an oil tanker, officials said on Monday.
Citing preliminary information, Hyderabad Police Commissioner V C Sajjanar put the toll at 45, saying a total of 54 persons from the city had left for the pilgrimage recently.
PM Narendra Modi and CMs of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, A Revanth Reddy and N Chandrababu Naidu, respectively, condoled the deaths.
The bus reportedly collided with an oil tanker at around 1.30 am (IST).
Addressing reporters in Hyderabad, Sajjanar said 54 people travelled to Jeddah from here on November 9. They were scheduled to return on November 23.
Of the 54, four people travelled separately by car to Madina on Sunday, while another four stayed back in Mecca.
According to the official, 46 people were travelling in the ill-fated bus, which collided with the oil tanker about 25 km from Madina. Only one person survived the accident and he is currently undergoing treatment at a hospital.
"Deeply saddened by the accident in Medinah involving Indian nationals. My thoughts are with the families who have lost their loved ones," Modi said in a post on X. PTI
Citing preliminary information, Hyderabad Police Commissioner V C Sajjanar put the toll at 45, saying a total of 54 persons from the city had left for the pilgrimage recently.
PM Narendra Modi and CMs of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, A Revanth Reddy and N Chandrababu Naidu, respectively, condoled the deaths.
The bus reportedly collided with an oil tanker at around 1.30 am (IST).
Addressing reporters in Hyderabad, Sajjanar said 54 people travelled to Jeddah from here on November 9. They were scheduled to return on November 23.
Of the 54, four people travelled separately by car to Madina on Sunday, while another four stayed back in Mecca.
According to the official, 46 people were travelling in the ill-fated bus, which collided with the oil tanker about 25 km from Madina. Only one person survived the accident and he is currently undergoing treatment at a hospital.
"Deeply saddened by the accident in Medinah involving Indian nationals. My thoughts are with the families who have lost their loved ones," Modi said in a post on X. PTI