Mangaluru: A tragic road accident near Mufrihat in Saudi Arabia early Monday claimed the lives of 45 Indian Umrah pilgrims who were travelling from Makkah to Madinah. Among the victims was a man from Karnataka’s Hubballi.

The deceased has been identified as Abdul Ghani Shirahatti, 55, a resident of Ganesh Peth in Hubballi. He had been working as a driver at a hotel in Dubai and had travelled to Saudi Arabia from there for Umrah. He was among those who died on the spot in the horrific collision involving the pilgrims’ bus and a diesel tanker.

Most of the victims in this accident are said to be from Hyderabad.

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