Two killed as pilgrims bus hits truck

CRASH HORROR: The incident happened 100km from the holy city of Madinah.

Two people were killed on Saturday when a Qatar-bound bus carrying pilgrims of different nationalities rear-ended a gasoline truck at Hanakiya, 100km east of the holy city of Madinah, on the Qassim highway.

“The speeding bus, belonging to a transport company in Qatar, rammed at the rear of a fuel truck. The driver and his assistant were killed, and 35 Umrah pilgrims suffered injuries of varying degrees,” a police spokesman told the Arab News on Sunday.

All 35 passengers were treated for minor to serious injuries at Madinah’s King Fahd Hospital.

In another accident, Civil Defense rescued 48 Syrian pilgrims traveling in a bus on the Makkah highway when their bus caught fire after a front tyre burst shortly after leaving Madinah, the official said. Police are investigating both the cases.

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