Saudi Arabia bus accident: 18 members of a Hyderabad household killed; 5 from one other household

As many as 18 members of the identical household, together with a number of kids, who had been on the umrah pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia, had been killed in a highway accident, in accordance with their family and authorities officers.

According to their family, Shaik Naseeruddin and his spouse, Akhter Begum, residents of Ramnagar in Musheerabad, had left Hyderabad together with one among their two sons and two daughters to discharge their non secular duties. A daughter-in-law had additionally accompanied them. Relatives stated the household had been wanting ahead to the pilgrimage for weeks and had spoken about it with quiet pleasure.

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“Eighteen individuals died. They had been from the identical home. We at the moment are on the Haj House in Nampally and are attempting to get extra particulars as a result of there was some confusion. Those who died are my spouse’s shut family. One of them, Shaik Naseeruddin, is her maternal uncle, and Akhter Begum is her aunt. Many girls and kids had left Hyderabad. Parents, kids and grandchildren,” stated Nayeem, who has been coordinating with the household and authorities officers. He added that one among Mr. Naseeruddin’s sons had stayed again within the metropolis whereas his spouse joined the group for the pilgrimage.

The same tragedy befell one other household. Sabiha Begum, her son Irfan Ahmed, his spouse Humera Nazneen, and their kids Hamdan Ahmed and Izaan Ahmed had been additionally among the many victims.

“They had come to our home barely 10 or 12 days in the past, earlier than leaving for umrah,” stated Mohammed Ahmed, a resident of Owaisi Colony in Santoshnagar who was Ms Sabiha’s maternal cousin. “They instructed us concerning the upcoming pilgrimage, and everybody was very completely happy. We had dinner collectively as a result of it was an necessary second for your entire household. It feels as if it had been solely yesterday. Izaan and Hamdan had been simply kids.”

Chairman of the Telangana State Haj Committee (TGHC), an company of the Minorities Welfare Department, organises Haj pilgrimages to Saudi Arabia, Syed Ghulam Afzal Biyabani, stated the Committee has no jurisdiction over non-public tour operators. However, they’ll lengthen all help to the household of the victims by way of offering info and readability.

“We are talking to the State authorities. All info will most definitely be given to the victims. I perceive that this can be a very troublesome scenario for them, and I supply my deepest condolences,” Mr. Biyabani stated.