Omani pilgrims killed, many injured in bus crash in Saudi Arabia

The bus was transporting pilgrims to the holy sites of Makkah to perform Umrah when it crashed on Wednesday. (Twitter: @OmanEmb_Riyadh)

• The embassy is coordinating with Saudi authorities and the Omani Consulate in Jeddah to repatriate the deceased to Oman
• The injured are being provided with the necessary medical services

RIYADH: Two people were killed, and 18 others injured when a bus carrying Omani pilgrims to perform Umrah crashed in Saudi Arabia, the Omani Embassy in Riyadh reported.

In a statement released on Twitter, the embassy said it was coordinating with Saudi authorities and the Omani Consulate in Jeddah to arrange the repatriation of the deceased to Oman.

بيان صادر من السفارة حول الحادث الذي وقع على حافلة المعتمرين العمانيين عصر اليوم. pic.twitter.com/xNzf4sNEMU

— سفارة سلطنة عُمان - الرياض (@OmanEmb_Riyadh) August 24, 2022

 

Those injured were being provided with the necessary medical services, the embassy said.

The bus was transporting pilgrims to the holy sites of Makkah to perform Umrah when it crashed on Wednesday.

The embassy offered its condolences to the families of the deceased and wished the injured a speedy recovery.