TEHRAN: Expressing solidarity with the people of India, Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei on Tuesday offered condolences to the families of the victims of bus accident in Saudi Arabia.
Baghaei also prayed for the swift recovery of Indian nationals injured in the accident.
Sharing Baghaei's statement on X, Iran's Embassy in India stated, "The Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran expressed condolences to the families of the Indian nationals who lost their lives in the road accident in Saudi Arabia. Following the death of several Indian Umrah pilgrims from the city of Hyderabad in a bus accident near the city of Medina, Ismail Baghai, Iran's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, conveyed his condolences to the families of the victims and expressed solidarity with the people and the Government of India. The Spokesperson of Iran's Ministry of Foreign Affairs prayed to Almighty God for divine mercy and forgiveness for the deceased, and for a swift recovery for those injured in the incident."
As many as 45 Umrah pilgrims from Hyderabad died when a bus carrying them caught fire after a collision with an oil tanker near Madina in Saudi Arabia. Hyderabad Police Commissioner V C Sajjanar told media persons that, as per the information received, one pilgrim, Mohammed Abdul Shoaib, survived and was undergoing treatment at a hospital.