Indian mission in Jeddah sets up camp office in Medina after bus tragedy; Consul General meets lone survivor

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24-year-old Abdul Shoeb Mohammed, the lone subsister  of the autobus  mishap  successful  Saudi Arabia’s Madina. File

24-year-old Abdul Shoeb Mohammed, the lone subsister of the autobus mishap successful Saudi Arabia’s Madina. File | Photo Credit: PTI

The Consulate General of India successful Jeddah has acceptable up a campy bureau successful Medina to assistance the families of Indians who died successful a bus mishap involving Hajj pilgrims successful Saudi Arabia, the ngo said connected Tuesday (November 18, 2025).

Forty-four Indian Umrah pilgrims, including 42 from Telangana, were killed successful a collision involving their autobus and a substance tanker adjacent Medina successful the wee hours of Monday (November 17, 2025).

The section authorities person confirmed that determination is 1 Indian survivor, and helium is undergoing aesculapian treatment. In a societal media post, the Consulate said it has acceptable up the campy bureau successful the Indian Hajj Pilgrims Office successful Medina to assistance the families of Indians who died successful the accident.

Camp Office has been acceptable up successful Indian Haj Pilgrims Office, Madinah, for extending assistance to the families of the deceased successful the tragic Bus mishap adjacent Madinah involving Indian Haj Pilgrims (16 November 2025).

Address of the Indian Haj Pilgrims Office, Madinah: Room No.…

— India successful Jeddah (@CGIJeddah) November 17, 2025

In a abstracted post, the ngo said Consul General Fahad Ahmed Khan Suri met Abdul Shoeb Mohammed, the lone subsister of the accident, who is presently undergoing attraction astatine a infirmary successful Medina.

"Concerned infirmary authorities person informed that the best imaginable aesculapian attraction is being provided to him. Consulate wishes him a speedy recovery," it said.

Published - November 18, 2025 03:21 p.m. IST

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