18 Members of a Family Across 3 Generations Killed in Tragic Saudi Bus Accident

Saudi Arabia: The ill-fated bus in Saudi Arabia that collided with an oil tanker and met with a brutal accident, claiming the lives of 45 innocent people, also carried 18 members across three generations

from a single family.At least 45 people, most of them from Hyderabad, were killed in Madina, Saudi Arabia, Hyderabad Police Commissioner VC Sajjanar said on Monday, citing preliminary information.According to a relative, the bus had around 18 members from one family spanning three generations.Mohammad Aslam, a nephew of Shaik Nazeeruddin, said that Nazeeruddin, a retired railway employee, was travelling with his wife, son, three daughters, and grandchildren to Madina when tragedy struck. Another son of Nazeeruddin resides in the United States.

In a statement, Aslam said he did not know whether it was an accident or something else, but confirmed that 18 members of his family were on board. He demanded a proper inquiry to determine the real cause of the accident.

Another Relative Says Four of a Family Killed in Bus Accident

A relative from another family said that four of their members died in the crash. They were informed by someone abroad and are still trying to gather all possible details.

Muhammad Mansuf, another victim’s relative said, "Someone from there called us to inform us about what happened… Four members of my family including my elder brother Muhammad Manzoor, my mother Shohrat Begum, my sister-in-law Farheen Begum, and my niece Shaheen. We want to gather all the information as quickly as possible, and arrangements should also be made for us to go there.”Commissioner Sajjanar confirmed that 45 Indian Umrah pilgrims from Hyderabad and other parts of Telangana died, and only one survived, after the bus caught fire near Madina.Addressing mediapersons, Sajjanar said the group was travelling from Makkah to Madina when their bus collided with an oil tanker about 25 km before Madinah, triggering a massive explosion. “The fire spread rapidly, leaving no time for most passengers to escape,” he said.

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According to details shared by the Commissioner, 54 pilgrims had left Hyderabad for Jeddah on November 9 for an Umrah tour scheduled from November 9 to 23.Of them, four travelled to Madinah separately by car, while another four stayed back in Makkah for personal reasons. The remaining 46 pilgrims were on board the ill-fated bus.Out of the 46 passengers, 45 perished after the vehicle was completely engulfed in flames. Only one individual, Md Abdul Shoaib, survived. He is admitted to a Saudi hospital ICU and remains in critical condition.With inputs from agencies