At least 45 killed in Saudi Arabia bus accident, most victims from Hyderabad

At least 45 people from Hyderabad were killed when a bus carrying pilgrims collided with an oil tanker near Madina in Saudi Arabia, officials said

At least 45 people, most of them from Hyderabad , were killed in a bus accident in Saudi Arabia, the city police chief said on Monday, citing preliminary information.

Addressing reporters here, Hyderabad police commissioner VC Sajjanar said a total of 54 people travelled to Jeddah from here on November 9. They were scheduled to return on November 23. Read More

Of the 54, four people travelled separately by car to Madina on Sunday, while another four stayed back in Mecca.

According to the official, 46 people were travelling in the ill-fated bus, which collided with an oil tanker about 25 km from Madina.

Only one person survived the ac