New Delhi: Eighteen members of a Hyderabad family, across three generations, were among 42 Indian pilgrims killed in a terrible bus accident near Madinah in Saudi Arabia in the early hours of Monday.

What is even more heart-wrenching is that 9 of the victims were children. ADVERTISEMENT

The family was returning from Umrah pilgrimage.

“My sister-in-law, brother-in-law, their son, three daughters and their children went (for Umrah). They left eight days ago. The Umrah was done, and they were returning to Madinah,” Mohammed Asif, a relative, told NDTV.

The family was in constant touch with people back home before tragedy struck. “Eighteen members of one family — nine adults and nine children — have died. It is a terrible tragedy for us,” Asif said.

Among the victims were Naseeruddin (70

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