SAUDI ARABIA

4 pilgrims die, 40 hurt in bus-truck collision

December 01, 2017
Bus-truck collision on Makkah-Madinah Expressway Thursday. - Okaz
Bus-truck collision on Makkah-Madinah Expressway Thursday. - Okaz

By Sultan Al-Memone
Okaz/Saudi Gazette
MADINAH – Four pilgrims were killed and 40 others injured on Thursday afternoon, when a bus carrying Asian pilgrims collided head-on with a big truck on Al-Hijrah Madinah-Makkah Expressway near Al-Far’ Valley (Wadi Al-Far’).
The Spokesman of the Saudi Red Crescent Authority in Madinah Province Khaled Al-Sahli revealed that 12 of them suffered serious injury, 8 moderate and 20 slight. Red Crescent and Health Ministry teams transported all the cases to the nearby hospitals.

December 01, 2017
2599 views
HIGHLIGHTS
SAUDI ARABIA
hour ago

Financial package worth SR312 million launched to support Saudi research laboratories

SAUDI ARABIA
2 hours ago

Renovation of 56 heritage buildings in Historic Jeddah completed  

SAUDI ARABIA
3 hours ago

Saudi Arabia, Azerbaijan discuss climate action cooperation