Indian officials are working with Saudi authorities to identify Telangana pilgrims who died in a bus accident near Madinah. With bodies charred beyond recognition, DNA tests are required. Over 40 pilgrims died, while one Hyderabad native survived and is under treatment

Dubai: Indian authorities are working to expedite the identification of pilgrims who were charred to death in the tragic road accident near Madinah in Saudi Arabia .

Indian Consul General Fahad Khan Suri and a team of officials rushed to Madinah, about 400 km from Jeddah, to meet local authorities and ascertain the identity of the victims. As the bodies were burnt beyond recognition, DNA tests will be required, and Indian officials began coordinating procedures to speed up identification and assist families with burial

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