Dhaka, Nov. 17 -- At least 42 Indians have died after a bus carrying Umrah pilgrims collided with a diesel tanker and caught on fire near Madinah in Saudi Arabia on Monday night.

A video of the incident shows a massive fire erupt and engulf the bus, with no other vehicles in sight.

Fire brigades, rescue officials, and police are then seen arriving at the scene, Indian broadcaster NDTV reports.

The incident occurred in the early hours of Monday at a location identified as Mufrihat. The pilgrims were returning from Makkah after completing their rituals and were en route to Madinah. Local media said the passengers were sleeping when the bus caught fire, leaving them little to no chance to escape.

Most passengers on the bus were reportedl...