Family members and relatives of victims, who were killed in a bus accident near Medina, mourn in Hyderabad on November 17, 2025. (Photo by Noah SEELAM / AFP) (Photo by NOAH SEELAM/AFP via Getty Images)

Grand Imam of Al Azhar offers condolences for Indian pilgrims killed in Medina car-tanker collision

by · EgyptToday

CAIRO – 17 November 2025: The Grand Imam of Al-Azhar, Sheikh Ahmed Al-Tayeb, expressed profound sorrow over the tragic car-tanker collision that occurred this morning near the holy city of Al-Madina Al-Munawara, resulting in the deaths of Indian pilgrims.

He extended heartfelt condolences to the families of the victims and wished a speedy recovery for those injured.

According to the Hyderabad City Police, the accident claimed the lives of 46 Indian pilgrims, leaving only one survivor.