Saudi Arabia bus crash: Many Indian pilgrims feared dead

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Reportedly respective residents from Hyderabad were connected the autobus that was travelling from Mecca to Madina, according to the Telangana CMO.

Updated - November 17, 2025 10:47 americium IST

Muslim pilgrims locomotion astir the Kaaba, the cubic gathering astatine the Grand Mosque, during the yearly Hajj pilgrimage, successful the Muslim beatified metropolis of Mecca, Saudi Arabia. | Photo Credit: AP

Many Indian pilgrims are feared dormant successful a autobus clang that happened successful Saudi Arabia connected Monday (November 17, 2025). The mishap took spot portion the autobus was moving to Madina from Mecca. Media reports said that radical from Hyderabad were besides among the passengers. Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy has expressed daze implicit the incident, and said that the authorities is successful interaction with the Indian Embassy successful Riyadh aft section media reported that Indian Umrah pilgrims were killed successful the accident.

The officials were besides ordered to interaction the External Affairs Ministry and Saudi Embassy to instrumentality contiguous alleviation measures.

In presumption of the accident, a 24x7 Control Room has been acceptable up successful Consulate General of India, Jeddah. The toll escaped fig to interaction the Control Room is 8002440003.

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November 17, 2025 10:47
Owaisi seeks MEAs contiguous involution successful Umrah tragedy
Hyderabad Parliamentarian Asaduddin Owaisi connected Monday expressed heavy anguish astir the calamity successful Saudi Arabia, successful which respective pilgrims from Hyderabad are reported to person been killed successful a autobus mishap successful that country.
Mr. Owaisi said that helium has spoken to officials of the Ministry of External Affairs including the Deputy Chief of Mission Abu Mathen George to supply indispensable assistance successful transportation with those affected.
Mr. Owaisi said that helium has besides written written to Minister of External Affairs S. Jaishankar seeking his intervention
He besides said retired that 2 question agencies from Hyderabad - Flyzone and Al Makkah Haj and Umrah - had made question arrangements for the pilgrims to Saudi Arabia. They excessively person been contacted, helium said.
Details from these 2 agencies person been gathered, a database has been sent to authorities officials some astatine the State and Centre.
Mr. Owaisi sought contiguous alleviation for each those affected by the tragedy.
THB
November 17, 2025 10:47
Telangana CM Revanth Reddy expresses daze implicit autobus mishap successful Saudi Arabia Body
Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy connected Monday expressed daze implicit a autobus mishap successful Saudi Arabia involving Indian pilgrims.
The Telangana authorities said it is successful interaction with the Indian Embassy successful Riyadh aft section media reported that Indian Umrah pilgrims were killed successful the accident.
In an authoritative statement, the State authorities confirmed that Chief Minister Revanth Reddy has alerted officials successful New Delhi and instructed them to coordinate intimately with embassy authorities.
Reportedly respective residents from Hyderabad were connected the autobus that was travelling from Mecca to Madina, according to the Telangana CMO.
Telangana Chief Secretary successful Hyderabad, Ramakrishna Rao alerted the Resident Commissioner Gaurav Uppal who is successful Delhi. He ordered to cod details connected however galore radical belonging to our State are successful the mishap and supply them instantly arsenic per the CMO.
ANI