
The event took place on Monday in Yemen's bordering Asir province. It occurs during the first week of Ramadan, when Umrah pilgrimages are at their busiest, and only a few months before the great Hajj pilgrimage, which attracts millions of Muslims.
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According to the primary information we have now entered, the death toll in the accident has reached 20 and the total number of injured is about 29," state-run composite channel Al Ekhbariya reported.
The victim said he was "of mixed ethnicity" but did not provide a reference or breakdown.
The station said there was an "automatic problem" with the machine without giving details, but private critic Okazu said the accident was due to a problem with bushes. It collided, overturned and caught fire."
Footage broadcast on Al Ekhbariya showed journalists standing in front of the burned-out machine hull. Transporting believers to Saudi Arabia's holy sites is a dangerous task. Especially during the pilgrimage, the streets can be jammed with cars, causing endless traffic jams.
In 2016, about 19 people were killed and 22 injured when a machine overturned on a railroad track between Medina and Makkah.
Four British pilgrims were killed and 12 injured when a plane carrying British pilgrims collided with an energy tanker in Saudi Arabia in April 2018.
In October 2019, a machine collided with another large vehicle near Medina, killing about 35 foreigners and injuring four.
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