7 Bangladeshis killed in Jeddah road mishap 

Seven Bangladeshis including a child were killed and 15 others injured in a road accident in Saudi Arabia’s Jeddah on Saturday.

They were travelling from Medina to Jeddah when the accident occurred.

The Bangladesh Consul General in Jeddah confirmed the accident in the afternoon.

The Consulate office has formally requested the local authorities to provide details about the casualties in the road accident involving Bangladeshis on the Jeddah-Jizan road. 

According to local sources, the seven deceased were members of several Bangladeshi families. The accident occurred when a truck rammed a bus carrying the Bangladeshis from behind as they were returning to Jeddah from Medina.

Bodies of them have been kept at the morgue of a local hospital. The injured were also admitted to the same hospital for treatment.