Victim­s were Arab and Asian pilgri­ms; Pakist­anis among the deceas­ed, report­s sayRIYADH: At least 35 foreigners were killed and four others injured when a bus collided with another heavy vehicle near Madinah, Saudi state media said on Thursday. The accident on Wednesday involved a collision between “a private chartered bus… with a heavy vehicle (loader)” near the western Saudi Arabian city, a spokesperson for Madinah police said, according to the official Saudi Press Agency. Those involved were Arab and Asian pilgrims, according to local media, who carried pictures of the bus engulfed in flames and with its windows blown out. The accident comes after four British pilgrims were killed and 12 others injured in Saudi Arabia when their bus collided with a fuel tanker in April 2018. The consulate, the communiqué added, was in touch with Saudi authorities and staff of King Fahad Hospital, Madina to ascertain details of casualties of Pakistani nationals.

Source: The Express Tribune October 17, 2019 05:29 UTC