At least 20 people died in a bus crash bound for Mecca
- March 27, 2023
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At least 20 people were killed and 29 others were injured this Monday in A bus accident in saudi arabia Saudi state television Al Ejbariya reported that the
At least 20 people were killed and 29 others were injured this Monday in A bus accident in saudi arabia Saudi state television Al Ejbariya reported that the cause of the accident was an “accident” in a car heading for the holy city of Mecca.
The accident occurred in the city of Aqabat Shear, in the southwest of Saudi Arabia, in the Asir region, and on a bus. people of different nationalities traveled that the outlet did not specify, by chain.
So far, local authorities have not provided details of the incident, and Al Ejbariya has published photos of a completely broken and burned car.
Preliminary data provided by the network suggests that At least 20 people were killed, while the remaining 29 were taken to Asir Central Hospital and Abha Hospital with varying degrees of injury. provincial capital.
The station noted that the accident occurred for “an accident in a vehicle” that collided with the end of the bridge as a result of “poorly maintained” infrastructure.
Similarly, it is not specified whether the travelers were pilgrims heading to Mecca to perform rituals during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, which began last week.
The latest tragedy of its kind recorded in an Arab country occurred in 2019, when at least 35 Arab and Asian citizens were killed when a bus they were traveling in collided with a heavy vehicle in the Medina area in the west of the country.
In 2016, 19 Egyptian pilgrims died and 22 were injured in a bus crash on the highway between the Saudi holy cities of Mecca and Medina. EFE
Source: Aristegui Noticias
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