Two people were killed, and 18 others injured when a bus carrying Omani pilgrims to perform Umrah crashed in Saudi Arabia, the Omani Embassy in Riyadh reported.
In a statement released on Twitter, the embassy said it was coordinating with Saudi authorities and the Omani Consulate in Jeddah to arrange the repatriation of the deceased to Oman.
Those injured were being provided with the necessary medical services, the embassy said.
The bus was transporting pilgrims to the holy sites of Makkah to perform Umrah when it crashed on Wednesday.
The embassy offered its condolences to the families of the deceased and wished the injured a speedy recovery.
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