Three persons, including two Indian Haj pilgrims, were killed and 28 injured when a bus carrying them collided with a trailer truck on Wednesday near Madinah, Saudi Arabia.
Vallila Muhammad Faisi, 45, a noted Islamic scholar and leader of some prominent Sunni Muslim associations in Kerala, died on the spot.
The others were M Mohammed, 87, also from Kerala, and the Egyptian driver of the bus.
Seven of the 28 injured were in serious condition, reports said.