Hubbali: The family of a man hailing from Hubbali city has claimed that he may have been among those killed in the Saudi Arabia bus tragedy, officials said on Monday.

The tragic road accident left over 40 Indian Umrah pilgrims dead.

Abdulgani Shirahatti (52) from Ganeshpet in Hubballi is suspected to have been killed in the tragic incident when the bus in which they were traveling caught fire near Madina in Saudi Arabia, his kin said.

Grief gripped the family members following the incident.

The family members of Shirahatti said that he was working as a driver in a hotel in Abu Dhabi. Along with some friends from Hyderabad, he was heading to Madina from Mecca.

He reportedly made a phone call to his family members in Hubballi on Sunday night around 1:00 am and informed them about his tr

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