Hyderabad ( Telangana ) [ India ], November 17 (ANI): Forty-five India n Umrah pilgrims from Hyderabad and other parts of Telangana died, and only one survived in a devastating bus fire near Medina in Saudi Arabia , Hyderabad Police Commissioner VC Sajjanar said on Monday, confirming one of the most tragic overseas incidents involving pilgrims from the state in recent years.

Addressing the media, Sajjanar said the group was travelling from Makkah to Madinah when their bus collided with an oil tanker nearly 25 km before Medina , causing an explosion that engulfed the vehicle within minutes.

"The fire spread rapidly, leaving no time for most passengers to escape," he said.

According to details shared by the Commissioner, a total of 54 pilgrims from Hyderabad left for

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