Another 15 Bangladeshis were injured when a truck hit the bus from behind as the group was returning from Medina to Jeddah.
Representational image. Photo: Courtesy
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Representational image. Photo: Courtesy
Seven Bangladeshis, including a child, were killed and 15 others injured in Saudi Arabia today (7 November) when a truck hit their bus from behind while they were returning from Medina to Jeddah.
The victims were travelling from Madina to Jeddah when the accident occurred on a highway in the early hours of today, an official of the Bangladesh mission in Riyadh told BSS.
Officials at the Bangladesh Consulate General in Jeddah said the victims belonged to several Bangladeshi families, including children.
The Bangladesh Consulate has formally requested the Saudi authorities to provide detailed information about the casualties and the circumstances surrounding the accident.
The bodies of the seven deceased have been kept at the morgue of a local hospital, while the 15 injured passengers have been admitted to the same hospital for treatment.
The consulate is maintaining close communication with the Saudi authorities to confirm the identities of the deceased, ascertain the condition of the injured and obtain further details of the incident.
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