Old Photo Misleadingly Linked to Bus Crash Killing 45 Indian Pilgrims in Saudi Arabia

45 Indian pilgrims left dead after a major fire erupted on a bus (X)

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News outlets and social media users have widely circulated a photo of a crashed bus, claiming it shows a tragic accident in Saudi Arabia in which at least 42 Indian Muslim Umrah pilgrims were feared dead after their bus allegedly collided with a diesel tanker near Madinah while traveling from Mecca.

BREAKING: At least 42 Indian Muslim pilgrims are feared dead after a bus carrying Umrah visitors crashed into a diesel tanker in Saudi Arabia.

“BREAKING: At least 42 Indian Muslim pilgrims are feared dead after a bus carrying Umrah visitors crashed into a diesel tanker in Saudi Arabia,” a user on X (formerly Twitter) wrote.

BREAKING: At least 42 Indian Muslim pilgrims are feared dead after a bus carrying Umrah visitors crashed into a diesel tanker in Saudi Arabia.

BREAKING:

🇸🇦🇮🇳 At least 42 Indian Muslim pilgrims are feared dead after a bus carrying Umrah visitors crashed into a diesel tanker in Saudi Arabia. pic.twitter.com/5xvmQnsKlx

— Current Report (@Currentreport1) November 17, 2025