Permanent link to the news story "Six Britons killed in Saudi Arabia road crash" is https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/180470-Six-Britons-killed-in-Saudi-Arabia-road-crash. Four people from Manchester and two from Glasgow died in the incident which happened as they travelled from Mecca and Medina yesterday (Wednesday). Glasgow Central Mosque released a statement naming two of the victims as Glasgow couple Mohammad Aslam and Talat Aslam, who have five children, saying they had just completed Umrah. Scottish couple Mohammad and Talat Aslam, parents of five, have been named among the dead by Glasgow Central Mosque named the

The Foreign Office said it was supporting the families of the six victims and helping others injured in the crash. The Manchester-based tour operator Haji Tours, which organised the trip, said the group was performing Umrah, a pilgrimage made by Muslims to Mecca. “Four members of another family from Manchester were also killed in this tragedy.”

A Foreign Office spokeswoman said: “We are supporting the families of six British people who have sadly died following a road accident in Saudi Arabia. LONDON: Six British nationals have been killed and several more injured in a road crash in Saudi Arabia, Britain’s foreign ministry said on Thursday. Our thoughts are with the victims and their families at this very difficult time.”

Mohammad Arif, director of the tour operator, said the group had been travelling in a 14-seater 2016 Toyota Hiace, operated by a Saudi company, when one of the vehicle’s tyres burst on the motorway 90 miles from Medina city.
At least six Britons from Manchester and Glasgow are killed in a bus crash in Saudi Arabia while they were on pilgrimage.