The man who survived the accident is identified as 24-year-old Md Abdul Shoeb and is hospitalised in an ICU in Saudi Arabia.

Tragedy hit Indian Umrah pilgrims in Saudi Arabia on Monday morning when at least 45 such pilgrims, most of whom were from Telangana's Hyderabad, were killed after the bus carrying from from Mecca to Madinah collided with a diesel tanker, said the state government.

The incident reportedly happened at around 1.30 am (IST) at Mufrihat at around 160 km from Madinah. Most of the pilgrims on the bus were charred to death with only one known survivor so far.

Telangana's chief minister Revanth Reddy, Andhra Pradesh chief minister Chandrababu Naidu, along with Prime Minister Narendra Modi condoled the death of the victims.

Telangana government also announced a compensati

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