HIBAPRESS –
At least 42 Indian pilgrims were killed today, Monday, in a tragic accident in Medina, after their bus collided with a fuel tanker on the road linking Mecca and Medina, which caused a large fire that led to the charring of most of the bodies and difficulty in identifying them. Only one person survived the accident.
According to the Indian newspaper The Daily Jagran, the collision occurred this morning, while the bus was carrying about 40 to 42 pilgrims.
Indian Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar expressed his shock, confirming that the embassy in Riyadh and the consulate in Jeddah are following up on the incident and providing the necessary support to the victims and their families.
For its part, the Indian Consulate in Jeddah has allocated an operations room to coordinate assistance efforts following this tragedy.
