At least 20 people were killed and 29 injured in an Umrah passenger bus accident in Saudi Arabia

At least 20 people were killed and 29 injured in an Umrah passenger bus accident in Saudi Arabia

At least 20 Umrah pilgrims were killed and 29 others injured in a passenger bus accident in Saudi Arabia's southwestern Asir province. The local media of the country described the bus accident of Umrah passengers as a terrible accident.

According to the report of Gulf News there, we learned that on Monday (March 27), the bus carrying Umrah pilgrims met with an accident on a bridge. At one point the bus overturned and caught fire causing casualties.

At least 20 people were killed and 29 injured in an Umrah passenger bus accident in Saudi Arabia

Initially, experts believed that the accident occurred when the bus lost control on a road connecting Asir province and Ava city. Pilgrims were going to Makkah to perform Umrah.

As soon as the news was received, teams of local Saudi Civil Defense and Red Crescent authorities rushed to the crash site and cordoned off the area. They quickly sent the injured to the local hospital.

At least 20 people were killed and 29 injured in an Umrah passenger bus accident in Saudi Arabia

Saudi authorities have not yet released the identity of the injured and the dead. It was not immediately known if there were any foreign nationals but they may be. Titles will tell the matter later, he said.