India, Nov. 17 -- At least 45 Indian Umrah pilgrims, all from Hyderabad, died in Saudi Arabia after the bus carrying them from Mecca to Madinah collided with a diesel tanker early Monday morning, Telangana officials confirmed.

The crash took place at around 1.30 am IST in Mufrihat, roughly 160 km from Madinah. Of the 46 people on board, only one is known to have survived, Hyderabad police commissioner VC Sajjanar said.

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The group had left Hyderabad on November 9 for the Umrah pilgrimage. According to officials, it included 20 women and 11 children. They completed their rituals in Mecca and were travelling onwards to Madinah when the bus burst into flames after the collision, leaving most...