Saudi Arabia bus accident: 18 members of a Hyderabad family killed; 5 from another family

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Telangana Minister Mohammad Azharuddin, right, meets with relatives of a household  of 18 that perished successful  a roadworthy  mishap  successful  Saudi Arabia, connected  November 17, 2025

Telangana Minister Mohammad Azharuddin, right, meets with relatives of a household of 18 that perished successful a roadworthy mishap successful Saudi Arabia, connected November 17, 2025 | Photo Credit: G. Ramakrishna

As galore arsenic 18 members of the aforesaid family, including respective children, who were connected the umrah pilgrimage successful Saudi Arabia, were killed successful a roadworthy accident, according to their relatives and authorities officials.

According to their relatives, Shaik Naseeruddin and his wife, Akhter Begum, residents of Ramnagar successful Musheerabad, had near Hyderabad on with 1 of their 2 sons and 2 daughters to discharge their spiritual duties. A daughter-in-law had besides accompanied them. Relatives said the household had been looking guardant to the pilgrimage for weeks and had spoken astir it with quiescent excitement.

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“Eighteen radical died. They were from the aforesaid house. We are present astatine the Haj House successful Nampally and are trying to get much details due to the fact that determination was immoderate confusion. Those who died are my wife’s adjacent relatives. One of them, Shaik Naseeruddin, is her maternal uncle, and Akhter Begum is her aunt. Many women and children had near Hyderabad. Parents, children and grandchildren,” said Nayeem, who has been coordinating with the household and authorities officials. He added that 1 of Mr. Naseeruddin’s sons had stayed backmost successful the metropolis portion his woman joined the radical for the pilgrimage.

A akin calamity befell different family. Sabiha Begum, her lad Irfan Ahmed, his woman Humera Nazneen, and their children Hamdan Ahmed and Izaan Ahmed were besides among the victims.

“They had travel to our location hardly 10 oregon 12 days ago, earlier leaving for umrah,” said Mohammed Ahmed, a nonmigratory of Owaisi Colony successful Santoshnagar who was Ms Sabiha’s maternal cousin. “They told america astir the upcoming pilgrimage, and everyone was precise happy. We had meal unneurotic due to the fact that it was an important infinitesimal for the full family. It feels arsenic if it were lone yesterday. Izaan and Hamdan were conscionable children.”

Chairman of the Telangana State Haj Committee (TGHC), an bureau of the Minorities Welfare Department, organises Haj pilgrimages to Saudi Arabia, Syed Ghulam Afzal Biyabani, said the Committee has nary jurisdiction implicit backstage circuit operators. However, they volition widen each assistance to the household of the victims successful presumption of providing accusation and clarity.

“We are speaking to the State government. All accusation volition astir surely beryllium fixed to the victims. I recognize that this is simply a precise hard concern for them, and I connection my deepest condolences,” Mr. Biyabani said.

Published - November 17, 2025 02:35 p.m. IST

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