Shoeb, along with the driver, jumped out of the window, seconds before the bus caught fire and went up in flames.

Twenty-four-year-old Mohammad Abdul Shoeb could not get enough sleep in the bus travelling from Mecca to Madinah, while all the other 45 passengers on board were in deep slumber; so, he moved to the seat next to the driver and was perhaps, chatting with him, to pass the time.

And that alertness saved his life, as a speeding diesel tanker crashed into the bus. Shoeb, along with the driver, jumped out of the window, seconds before the bus caught fire and went up in flames, leaving all the other passengers with no chance to escape – they were all burnt alive to ashes within no time.

“We got a call from Shoeb at around 5.30 am, stating that he managed to escape from the tragedy,

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