Hyderabad: As many as 45 Umrah pilgrims from Hyderabad died in a bus accident at Saudi Arabia.
As per reports, one pilgrim, Mohammed Abdul Shoaib, survived and was undergoing treatment at a hospital.
A group of 54 pilgrims from Hyderabad had left for Jeddah on November 9 and were scheduled to return on November 23.
After performing ‘Umrah’ (mini pilgrimage) in Mecca, the pilgrims left for Medina on Sunday night. When the bus was about 25 km away from Medina, it caught fire after colliding with an oil tanker.
The victims include 17 males, 18 females and 10 children. Most of the pilgrims were from Asif Nagar, Jhirra, Mehdipatnam and Toli Chowki areas of Hyderabad.
