Jeddah, April 21 -- A tragic road accident in Saudi Arabia claimed the lives of five Pakistani Umrah pilgrims, including three women, as their bus crashed while returning from a visit to the historic site of Badr en route to Madina, media reports said.
According to initial reports, the deceased - as well as most of the pilgrims in the bus - were all from Bahawalnagar district. Among the victims were Rukhsana Bibi and Amina Bibi from 228/9-R, Fort Abbas, two women from Dahran Wala, and an elderly man, Manzoor Hussain, from 39/3-R.
The accident left multiple others injured, who have been shifted to various hospitals in Madina for treatment, Geo news reported.
Hospital sources have said that four of the injured, including two women, were be...