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Thirty-five foreigners killed, four injured in Saudi Arabia's Madinah after bus crashes with heavy vehicle
Thirty-five foreigners were killed and four others injured after a bus crashed with another heavy vehicle in western Saudi Arabia, state media said on Thursday.

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: Thirty-five foreigners were killed and four others injured after a bus crashed with another heavy vehicle in western Saudi Arabia, state media said on Thursday.[caption id="attachment_3510593" align="alignleft" width="380"]![Representational image. Reuters]()

Representational image. Reuters[/caption]The accident on Wednesday involved a collision between "a private chartered bus... with a heavy vehicle (loader), in Al-Akhal Center in Madinah area, resulting in the death of (35) and the injury of (4) of its passengers," a spokesman for Madinah police said, according to the official Saudi Press Agency.
First Published:Oct 17, 2019, 08:10:02 IST
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