Addressing the media, Sajjanar said the group was travelling from Makkah to Madinah when their bus collided with an oil tanker nearly 25 km before Medina, causing an explosion that engulfed the vehicle within minutes.
Telangana Minister for Public Enterprises and Minority Welfare, Mohammed Azharuddin, on Monday expressed grief, calling the bus accident in Saudi Arabia killing several Indian pilgrims, "unfortunate."
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday expressed condolences over the tragic bus accident that occurred late last night near Madinah, Saudi Arabia, which claimed the lives of several Indian pilgrims and left others injured.
The Consulate General of India in Jeddah has set up a 24x7 control room following a tragic bus accident late last night involving Umrah pilgrims near Madinah, Saudi Arabia
AIMIM MLA from Nampally, Mohammad Majid Hussain, met with the families of the victims of the bus accident in Saudi Arabia on Monday and said that he and party MP Asaduddin Owaisi are in touch with the authorities.
Relatives of the people who met with an accident after a bus travelling from Mecca to Medina in Saudi Arabia caught fire, on Monday, asked the Centre and the Telangana government to arrange for their travel to Saudi Arabia and bring back the bodies.
"The Union Government, through the @MEAIndia should closely coordinate with state authorities and the families of the victims here in India to provide succour and relief, in this difficult time," Kharge's X post read.