US Edition45 Indian Pilgrims Die in Saudi Arabia Bus-Tanker Crash
- On Monday, November 17, 2025, a bus carrying Indian Umrah pilgrims collided with a diesel tanker on the Mecca–Medina highway around 1.30 am IST, killing 45 people.
- Saudi authorities say preliminary findings show the collision 25 km short of Madina caused diesel leakage that sparked an instant blaze, while most passengers were asleep, making evacuation nearly impossible.
- Most victims were from Hyderabad, Telangana, with authorities saying the dead include 20 women and 11 children, while Mohd Abdul Shoiab, sole survivor, is in critical condition.
- Following the crash, the Indian Embassy in Riyadh and Consulate General of India, Jeddah activated 24x7 control rooms and helplines to assist families while coordinating identification, claims, and repatriation.
- This is one of the deadliest such incidents in recent years, as Saudi authorities conduct a full investigation while Indian officials coordinate identification and repatriation.
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At Least 45 People Die After Bus Collides with Diesel Tanker and Explodes. 7 Members of Same Family Were on Board
The bus was traveling from a pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia when the crash occurred NOAH SEELAM/AFP via Getty Family members and relatives of victims, who were killed in a bus accident near the holy city of Medina, mourn in Hyderabad on Nov. 17.NEED TO KNOWAt least 45 people are dead and one person is injured after a bus collided with a diesel tanker near Mecca in Saudi ArabiaThe group was making a pilgrimage to the Islamic holy cityA relat…
Shafaq News – New Delhi: Indian authorities announced on Monday the deaths of 45 Indian pilgrims after their bus was involved in a traffic accident near Medina, Saudi Arabia. V.C. Sajjanar, the Inspector General of Police for Hyderabad, the hometown of most of the victims, said, "The tragic bus accident involving Indian pilgrims in Saudi Arabia is extremely painful." He told reporters, "According to initial information, 46 people were on board t…
In the bus accident of Umra passengers in Saudi Arabia, 45 Indians died, which included 18 members of the same family from Hyderabad. Three generations of people have died together. Relatives are demanding justice and want a thorough investigation into the accident.
The accident took place on the night of Sunday until this Monday, near the Holy City of the West of the Petroleum Kingdom. According to the local police, the majority of the victims are of Indian nationality.
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sta.siForty-five Indian pilgrims were killed in a road accident near the Muslim holy city of Medina in Saudi Arabia after a fire broke out on their bus.
On a bus trip between the holy cities of Mecca and Medina, more than 40 people seem to have died in Saudi Arabia. Pilgrims are to come from India.
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