The spokesman added that the passengers include Asian and Arab nationalities, and that the accident happened after a bus crashed. The accident happened on Hijra road, 170 km from Madinah, near the village of Al-Akhal around 7pm when the privately chartered bus carrying 39 passengers collided with a loader, Arab News reports. The injured were transferred to Al-Hamna Hospital. Saudi Red Crescent Authority and other emergency services were on the scene to deal with the incident. An investigation into the collision was underway.

Source: bd News24 October 17, 2019 00:00 UTC