Mecca Pilgrims Bus Accident | Pilgrims going to Mecca for Umrah, massive fire broke out in the bus after colliding with the bridge, 20 died

At least 20 people were killed and more than 24 injured when a fire broke out after a bus carrying Umrah pilgrims crashed into a bridge on Monday, Saudi state media Gulf News reported. The accident happened at around 4 pm in Akbat Shar of Asir province. The bus had left Khamis Mushayt and was going towards Abha area when the accident happened.

It is being told that the collision took place due to brake problem in the bus. Gulf News reported that the bus hit a barrier at the end of a bridge, then overturned and caught fire.

“According to the preliminary information that we have now received, the death toll in this accident has reached 20 and the total number of injured was around 29,” Al Ikhbariya TV reported.

very sad
Horrific accident in #SaudiArabia
At least 20 people have been killed and about 30 others injured in a bus crash in Saudi Arabia.Dur to malfunction of the brake system the bus lost control and collided with a passenger car, and then rolled over and caught fire pic.twitter.com/ZpsA0Duf0M

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The TV channel said the victims belonged to different countries but did not specify their nationalities.