Hyderabad: A Hyderabad family lost 18 of its members in the horrific bus accident near Medina in Saudi Arabia, which claimed the lives of 45 Umra pilgrims from this southern city.

Three generations of the family of Shaikh Naseeruddin, a retired railway employee, lost their lives in the tragedy that occurred when the pilgrims were coming to Medina after performing Umra (mini pilgrimage) at Mecca on Sunday night.

The bus they were travelling in collided with a diesel tanker about 25 km from Medina.

Heart-wrenching scenes were witnessed at the residence of Naseeruddin in Vidyanagar as grieving relatives started pouring in after receiving the shocking news.

Nine children were among 18 members of the family, who had left for Saudi Arabia on November 9 and were scheduled to return by the wee

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