17 November,2025 01:09 PM IST | Jeddah | mid-day online correspondent
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In an extremely unfortunate incident, several Indians are feared dead in a bus accident in Saudi Arabia's Madina.
According 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 1.30 am on Monday at a location identified as Mufrihat.
In 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, Jeddah.
The contact details of the Helpline are as under: 8002440003 (Toll free) 0122614093 0126614276 0556122301 (WhatsApp)," reads a post from the Consulate General on âX'.
Moreover, the Consulate General of India in Jeddah has also set up a control room in view of the bus accident near Madina.
Also, the External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, who is currently on a visit to Russia, expressed deep shock over the accident.
Union 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 PTI.
"Sincere condolences to the bereaved families. Pray for the speedy recovery of those injured," Jaishankat said on social media.
Telangana government set up a control room in New Delhi
The 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 victims.
It 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 involved.
The 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 IANS.
The telephone numbers of the control room are âª+91 79979 59754⬠and âª+91 99129 19545â¬.
Hyderabad 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 IANS.
The MP also contacted two Hyderabad-based travel agencies and shared the passengers' details with the Riyadh Embassy and the Foreign Secretary.
(With inputs from IANS and PTI)
