Saudi bus accident: Over 40 Indian pilgrims feared dead near Madina

In an extremely unfortunate incident several Indians are feared dead in a bus accident in Saudi Arabias MadinaAccording to the various media reports from Saudi Arabia the bus that met with an accident was allegedly carrying Indian Umrah pilgrims The incident occurred at around 130 am on Monday at a location identified as MufrihatIn view of a tragic bus accident near Madina Saudi Arabia involving Indian Umrah pilgrims a 24x7 Control Room has also been set up in the Consulate General of India JeddahThe contact details of the Helpline are as under 8002440003 Toll free 0122614093 0126614276 0556122301 WhatsApprdquo reads a post from the Consulate General on lsquoXrsquoIn view of a tragic bus accident near Madina Saudi Arabia involving Indian Umrah pilgirms a 24x7 Control Room has been set up in Consulate General of India Jeddah The contact details of the Helpline are as under8002440003 Toll free012261409301266142760556122301hellipmdash India in Jeddah CGIJeddah November 17 2025Moreover the Consulate General of India in Jeddah has also set up a control room in view of the bus accident near MadinaAlso the External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar who is currently on a visit to Russia expressed deep shock over the accidentUnion Minister S Jaishankar said that Our Embassy in Riyadh and Consulate in Jeddah are giving fullest support to Indian nationals and families affected by this accident as cited by news agency PTISincere condolences to the bereaved families Pray for the speedy recovery of those injured Jaishankat said on social mediaTelangana government set up a control room in New DelhiThe Telangana government has also set up a control room in the Secretariat at Hyderabad to provide appropriate information and assistance to the families of the bus accident victimsIt has also been reported that senior officials at Telangana Bhavan are in direct contact with the Indian Embassy in Riyadh Saudi Arabia Efforts are underway to ascertain the full details of the accident and confirm how many individuals from Telangana were involvedThe government has also put out the Control Room contact numbers at Telangana Bhavan New DelhiVandhana PS to Resident Commissioner and Liaison Head 91 98719 99044CH Chakravarthi Public Relations Officer 91 99583 22143Rakshith Nail Liaison Officer 91 96437 23157The victims including women and children were reported from Hyderabad The group was returning from Mecca after completing their rituals and was en route to Madina at the time of the accident reported IANSThe telephone numbers of the control room are 91 79979 59754 and 91 99129 19545Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi while taking concern over the unfortunate accident said that he spoke to the Deputy Chief of Mission DCM at the Indian Embassy in Riyadh who informed him that they were gathering details reported by IANSThe MP also contacted two Hyderabadbased travel agencies and shared the passengersrsquo details with the Riyadh Embassy and the Foreign SecretaryWith inputs from IANS and PTI