HYDERABAD: A tragic road accident in Saudi Arabia early Monday has left more than 40 Indian Umrah pilgrims feared dead, with all the victims from Hyderabad. At least 16 people from Mallepally’s Bazaar Ghat are among those who died when a passenger bus carrying pilgrims from Mecca to Medina collided with a diesel tanker around 1.30 am IST. The deceased from Bazaar Ghat have been identified as Rahimunnisa, Rahmat Bi, Shehnaaz Begum, Ghausia Begum, Qadir Mohammad, Mohammad Maulana, Shoaib Mohammad, Sohail Mohammad, Mastan Mohammad, Parveen Mohammad, Zakia Mohammad, Shaukat Mohammad, Farheen Mohammad, Zaheen Mohammad, Mohammad Sanjeev and Mohammad Ali. Initial reports from local Saudi sources suggested “more than 40” fatalities, while the Telangana Haj Committee later said 42 pilgr

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