Last Updated:November 19, 2025, 00:40 IST This visit is to coordinate efforts with Saudi authorities, including the ministry of Haj and Umrah. The delegation is expected to take part in the last rites of the deceased Family members of the pilgrims who died in the bus accident in Saudi Arabia, gather to produce identification documents to revenue officials to reach the Gulf nation for the funeral, at Hajj House, in Hyderabad on November 18, 2025. (Image: PTI) The ministry of external affairs has announced the immediate dispatch of a high-level delegation after the tragic bus accident near Saudi Arabia’s holy city of Madina, which resulted in the deaths of several Indian Umrah pilgrims, primarily from Telangana. The bus accident took place early on Monday (November 17), involving Indian nationals, most of whom appeared to be Indians. More than 40 Indians were travelling on the bus, which was reportedly on its way from Mecca to Madina when it collided with an oil tanker around 1.30 am (IST). According to the ministry of external affairs (MEA), a …