The accident took some 150 kilometres away from the kingdom’s capitalAt least 10 Bangladeshi expatriate workers have been killed and several others injured in a road accident in Saudi Arabia. The identities of the deceased could not be known immediately. The accident took in Shagra area, some 150 kilometres away from the kingdom’s capital, on Thursday, said Deputy Chief of Bangladesh Mission in Riyadh Nazrul Islam, reports Bangla Tribune. He said a tyre of a microbus burst when the vehicle, carrying the workers, was heading to Medina via Riyadh from Dammam city. Five others, including two in critical condition, were being treated at a local hospital, while two others were released after first aid treatment, Nazrul added.

Source: Dhaka Tribune May 02, 2019 15:56 UTC