A bus carrying Jordanian Umrah pilgrims overturned on Thursday afternoon killing 12 and injuring 34 others on the Madinah-Makkah Road after Al-Jumoom Bridge towards Makkah.
The pilgrims were set to perform the Umra (lesser pilgrimage).
Capt. Humood Al-Bugumi, Traffic Police Duty Officer; Maj. Hilal Al-Qurashi, Director of Eastern Accidents; Lt. Col. Salman Al-Mutairi, Director of the Accidents Section with supervision and follow up by Col. Salman Al-Jumay’i, Director of Makkah Traffic Department, were at the scene of the accident.
Col. Al-Jumay’i issued directives to his staff to mobilize all efforts. The injured were rushed to King Abdul Aziz Hospital in Al-Zaher district, besides Hera, Al-Noor and Al-Shisha hospitals as well as hospitals in Jeddah.
The bodies of the 12 dead pilgrims were taken to the morgues of Makkah hospitals. Investigations are still going on to determine the cause of the accident.
King orders transferring bodies of Jordanian pilgrims died in Saudi Arabia
His Majesty King Abdullah II on Thursday instructed the government to transfer bodies of Jordanian pilgrims who died in a tragic road accident in Saudi Arabia.
The King also instructed the government to transfer the injured to Jordanian hospitals to receives medical treatment.
Friday 14 June 2013
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