According to the Omani embassy, no less than two Omani nationals were killed and 18 others were injured in a bus accident in Saudi Arabia, where they were en route to perform umrah.
According to the embassy, efforts are being coordinated with the Omani consulate in Jeddah, the Saudi port city, and the kingdom's authorities to expedite the process of bringing the bodies of the dead to Oman and providing medical treatment for the injured.
Oman's Embassy in Riyadh is very concerned about the tragic accident that occurred on an Omani pilgrims' bus on its way to perform Umrah in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia this afternoon. According to the Oman Embassy in Saudi Arabia, two Omani citizens died in the accident, and 18 others were injured with various injuries.
On Wednesday, a collision between a passenger bus and a truck on a road linking the Saudi cities of Taif and Riyadh led to the deaths of two people from an unspecified Gulf nationality and 11 injuries for others.
The portal quoted the Red Crescent in the holy Mecca region as saying two victims died at the site of the accident.
It was not immediately clear whether the accident was related to the embassy in Riyadh.
