Forty-five Indian pilgrims have been killed after the bus they were travelling in caught fire in an accident near Medina in Saudi Arabia, the police commissioner of India's Hyderabad city has said.

Authorities in Riyadh and Jeddah are continuing identification efforts and coordinating with Indian officials to confirm the final death toll and begin the repatriation process.

Hyderabad hajj pilgrims feared dead. PM Modi expressed condolences and prayed for quick recovery of injured, adding that officials are in close contact with Saudi Arabian authorities.

One passenger survives crash after bus carrying worshippers collides with diesel tanker near the holy city of Medina ...

At least 42 Indians are feared dead, most of them from Telangana, according to local media reports. The group was returning to Medina after offering Umrah prayers in Mecca when the accident happened.

The Telangana government said it is in contact with the Indian Embassy in Riyadh after reports that at least 45 Indian Umrah pilgrims were killed.

At least 45 Indian pilgrims were killed after their bus collided with a diesel tanker near the holy city of Medina in Saudi ...

Dozens of Indian pilgrims are feared dead after a bus was in collision with a diesel tanker on Monday near the holy city of Medina in Saudi Arabia, Indian officials said.

Indian Umrah pilgrims who lost their lives in a fatal bus accident have been laid to rest, with prayers and final rites ...

At least 42 Indian Umrah pilgrims, many from Hyderabad, are feared dead after their bus collided with a diesel tanker near Mufrihat, catching fire. The pilgrims were en route from Mecca to Madinah.

A tragic bus accident near Medinah, Saudi Arabia, involving Indian Umrah pilgrims, has resulted in multiple fatalities. Indian leaders, including Vice President C P Radhakrishnan and Prime Minister ...

A bus carrying Indian umrah pilgrims caught fire after colliding with a tanker on the highway between Mecca and Medina.