35 foreigners killed in Madinah
Madinah, Oct 17: Thirty-five foreigners were killed and four others injured when a bus collided with another heavy vehicle.
According to spokesperson of Madinah police, the accident involved a collision between “a private passenger bus with a heavy vehicle (Oil tanker) near the western Saudi Arabian city.
According to rescue and police officials, those involved were Arab and Asian pilgrims, who carried pictures of the bus engulfed in flames and with its windows broken out.
The injured have been transferred to Al-Hamna Hospital and law enforcement authorities have launched an investigation.
Earlier this year, more than 100 people were killed when a construction crane toppled into a courtyard of Mecca’s Grand Mosque.
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