At least 7 Bangladeshis dead in Saudi bus crash
Shortly after the accident, the bus caught fire killing at least 35 people.
At least seven Bangladeshi expatriates were killed after a bus collided with another vehicle near Medina in Saudi Arabia.
The accident took place 170 km from Medina when a privately charted bus carrying pilgrims travelling to Mecca collided with a cargo vehicle, a spokesman for Medina police said.
Shortly after the accident, the bus caught fire killing at least 35 people, reported Dawn.
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Officials at the Bangladesh embassy in Saudi Arabia said it was difficult for them to identify the Bangladeshi nationals killed in the accident without a DNA tests as the bodies were charred from the fire.
Later, Bangladesh embassy in Saudi Arabia confirmed the deaths of the 7 Bangladeshi nationals.
The injured have been transferred to Al-Hamna Hospital and authorities have launched an investigation, Saudi Press Agency reported.
