42 Indian Pilgrims dead in Makkah-Madinah Highway bus accident
As many as 42 Indians have been killed when a bus carrying the Umrah pilgrims collided with a diesel tanker on Makkah-Madinah Highway early in the morning Monday November 17, 2025
Hyderabad: As many as 42 Indians have been killed when a bus carrying the Umrah pilgrims collided with a diesel tanker on Makkah-Madinah Highway early in the morning Monday November 17, 2025.
In a statement released to the media, the Telangana State government said 16 of those killed in one of deadliest accidents in recent days are from Hyderabad.
Women, Children among those killed
The bus on its way from Makkah al Mukarramah to The Prophet’s City Madinah al Munawwarah was carrying a total of 43 Umrah pilgrims, a number of them women and children. 42 of them have been killed with only 1 survivor reported so far.
The tragic accident occurred around 1.30 AM India time Monday at Mufrihat, about 160 km from Madinah, according to initial reports received by the state government.
A group of 20 Umrah pilgrims, including 20 women and 11 children, had left from Hyderabad on November 09, 2025 to perform Umrah.
List of Umrah Pilgrims
Following is the list of the pilgrims who have been killed in the accident.
- Rahmath Bi
- Mariyam Fatima
- Sara Begum
- Shehnaaz Begum
- Shoukat Begum
- Mohammed Moulana
- Sara Mahmood Al Amoudi
- Shahajehan Begum
- Salauddin Shaik
- Mastan Mohammed
- Zakiya Begum
- Mohammed Ali
- Raheem un Nisa
- Ghousiya Begum
- Akther Begum
- Naseeruddin Shaik
- Abdul Khadeer Mohammed
- Abdul Shoeb Mohammed
- Humera Nazneen
- Sabiha Sultana
- Shirahatti Abdul Gani Ahmed Saheb
- Rizwana Begum
- Irfan Ahmed
- Parveen Begum
- Sohail Mohammed
- Shaik Zain Uddin
- Farana Sultana
- Rida Tazeen
- Farheen Begum
- Tasmia Tahreen
- Mohammed Manzoor
- Mohammed Shazain Ahmed
- Izaan Ahmed
- Hamdan Ahmed
- Huzaifa Jaffar Syed
- Zaheen Begum
- Shabana Begum
- Anees Fathima
- Ameena Begum
- Saleem Khan
- Mohammed Shoaib ur Rahman
- Rayees Begum
- Umaiza Fatima
- Sana Sultana
- Uzairuddin Shaik
- Mehrish Fatima
After performing the Umrah rituals in Makkah, the pilgrims were on their way to The Prophet’s City Madinah al Munawwarah when their bus met with the deadly accident.
The Consulate General of India in Jeddah has set up a control room in view of the bus accident near Madina, involving Indian Umrah pilgrims including those from Hyderabad.
“In view of a tragic bus accident near Madina, Saudi Arabia, involving Indian Umrah pilgirms, a 24×7 Control Room has been set up in Consulate General of India, Jeddah. The contact details of the Helpline are as under: 8002440003 (Toll free) 0122614093 0126614276 0556122301 (WhatsApp),” reads a post from the Consulate General on ‘X’.
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