A family's joy turned to tragedy when 18 members of the Shaik family perished in a bus fire in Saudi Arabia while en route to Medina. The family, who

At least 45 people are dead and another person is injured after a bus carrying Indian pilgrims collided with a diesel tanker and burst into flame in Saudi Arabia. The group was traveling back from Mecca,

Tragedy strikes as 16 out of 42 Indian pilgrims killed in the Mecca-Medina bus fire have been identified as residents of Bazaar Ghat, Hyderabad. Families mourn the massive loss as officials work on repatriation.

The Saudi Arabia bus tragedy claimed 45 lives, leaving only one survivor, Shoeb, who was seated beside the driver when the crash occurred. Many passengers were reportedly asleep during the impact, and several bodies were burnt beyond recognition,

The incident happened when the bus was travelling from Mecca to Medina at 1:20 am IST on Monday (November 17) while most passengers were asleep.

A victim list has revealed that most pilgrims feared lost in the Mecca–Medina bus crash had booked through just two Hyderabad agencies: Makkah Travels and Flyzone Travels.

A devastating bus crash in Saudi Arabia claimed 45 Indian lives, with one survivor recounting the harrowing event. The Telangana government is coordinating relief efforts, offering ex gratia payments and arranging for families to travel to Saudi Arabia for funeral rites.