Thirty-five residents died and four were injured in a traffic accident on Wednesday (Oct 16) in Saudi Arabia’s Medina province, the SPA news agency said, quoting the province’s police spokesman.
The spokesman added that the passengers include Asian and Arabic 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, reports Arab News
The injured were transferred to Al-Hamna Hospital.
Those on the bus were expats in the Kingdom and, according to SPA, of Asian and Arab nationalities.
Earlier media reports had said that 36 people had died, quoting local health authorities.
Saudi Red Crescent Authority and other emergency services were on the scene to deal with the incident.
An investigation into the collision is now underway.