Saudi bus accident: Control room opened at Indian Consulate in Jeddah
Hyderabad – The Indian Consulate General in Jeddah has opened a 24‑hour control room after a tragic bus crash near Madina killed several Indian Umrah pilgrims. The consulate posted the helpline on X (formerly Twitter) with toll‑free 8002440003 and landlines 0122614093, 0126614276, plus a WhatsApp number 0556122301 for families and authorities to get updates.
The Telangana government reacted quickly, setting up a control room at Telangana Bhavan in New Delhi and another office in its Hyderabad Secretariat. Senior officials now contact the Indian Embassy in Riyadh and the Jeddah consulate to confirm how many pilgrims from Telangana were on the ill‑fated bus and to get full details about the incident.
Key contacts at Telangana Bhavan include Vandhana, the Resident Commissioner, at +91‑98719‑99044; Public Relations Officer CH. Chakravarthi at +91‑99583‑22143; and Liaison Officer Rakshith Nail at +91‑96437‑23157. Meanwhile, the Hyderabad control room can be reached at +91‑79979‑59754 and +91‑99129‑19545.
Officials say the bus, travelling from Mecca to Madina, collided with a diesel tanker around 1:30 a.m. IST near Mufrihat. Unconfirmed reports claim at least 42 Indian pilgrims are feared dead, including women and children from Hyderabad. The group had just finished their rituals in Mecca and was heading to Madina when the accident happened.
Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi has spoken to India’s Deputy Chief of Mission in Riyadh and helped travel agencies in Hyderabad share passenger details with the embassy. The embassy is working to collect all facts and keep families informed.
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