Saudi Arabia crash: Six killed and four injured

It is understood the dead, including a baby, were
on a pilgrimage when their bus crashed after a
tyre burst.
Four members of a family from Manchester and a
couple from Glasgow are thought to have been
killed in the accident on Wednesday.
Four other Britons were injured on the minibus,
which had 12 people on board, including the
baby's mother.
Travel firm Haji Tours named the youngest victim
as Muhammad Adam Anis, who was just two
months old, and known as Adam.
It also named the baby's grandparents among the
dead, 64-year-old Khurshid Ahmed and Noshina
Ahmed, 49, and family member Rabia Ahmad, 57,
who were all from Manchester.
The Manchester-based tour operator, which
booked the trip, said it has arranged for relatives
to fly from London to Saudi Arabia.
The couple from Scotland were named by Glasgow
Central Mosque as Mohammad Aslam and Talat
Aslam, who have five children.
Among the injured was a 63-year-old woman, now
in a critical condition, while the baby's mother and
two children, aged two and four, are in a stable
condition, Haji Tours said.
It is believed those involved were in Saudi Arabia
for Umrah - a pilgrimage to Mecca which can be
undertaken at any time of the year.
A Foreign Office spokesman said consular
assistance was being provided to relatives.
"We are supporting the families of six British
people who have sadly died following a road
accident in Saudi Arabia," the spokesman said.
"We are also helping several more British nationals
who were injured in the crash," he added.
"Our thoughts are with the victims and their
families at this very difficult time."
Haji Tours said it was the first accident it had been
involved in during nearly 15 years of running tours
there.
Mohammad Arif of Haji said "A tyre
burst on the motorway and you can understand
what happens on the motorway when a tyre has
burst.
"It's it's a very bad time for the families here in the
UK."