Egypt Sends Legal Team to Saudi Arabia After Umrah Bus Crash
Two Egyptian pilgrims were killed and 25 injured in the crash near Al-Jumum, with seven still in intensive care.
Egypt’s consulate in Jeddah has sent a legal team to follow Saudi investigations into a bus crash near Al-Jumum that killed two Egyptian Umrah pilgrims and injured 25 others.
Ambassador Haddad El-Gohary, assistant foreign minister for consular affairs, said the team will also help determine compensation for the injured and the families of those killed. A separate consular delegation has been sent to Mecca to check on the pilgrims and assist with procedures.
Seven of the injured remain in intensive care, while most of the others have been discharged from hospital and returned to their accommodation in Mecca. Around 20 pilgrims had been discharged by Sunday evening, with injuries ranging from light to moderate.
The bus was carrying 48 Egyptian pilgrims travelling with a private tourism company from Medina to Mecca. Initial information indicates that the bus overturned after being struck by a car, with Egypt awaiting the findings of the Saudi investigation.
Most of the pilgrims are from Qena governorate, with others from Luxor and the Red Sea governorate. The consulate has helped injured passengers contact their families in Egypt and is coordinating burial arrangements with the families of those killed, who will decide whether the bodies are repatriated or buried in Saudi Arabia.
Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty directed the Jeddah consulate to continue providing legal and consular assistance to those affected.
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