Overview
- Local reports say the bus, traveling from Mecca to Medina, collided with a diesel tanker near Mufrihat around 1:20–1:30 am IST and caught fire.
- Multiple outlets report about 43 people were on board and only one survivor is under treatment, though official figures have not been released.
- Many passengers are believed to be from Hyderabad in Telangana, with travel agencies assisting officials to verify identities and inform families.
- The Indian Embassy in Riyadh and Consulate in Jeddah set up round-the-clock control rooms to coordinate information and assistance for relatives.
- External affairs minister S. Jaishankar noted support efforts by Indian missions, while Telangana authorities opened state helplines and began collecting passenger lists for repatriation and medical support.