Four Bangladeshis die in Jeddah road crash

At least four members of a Bangladeshi family died and two were injured in a road accident in Jeddah on Thursday.

Md Shafiullah Ripon, Suadi Arabia Correspondentbdnews24.com
Published : 17 August 2018, 08:20 AM
Updated : 17 August 2018, 08:20 AM

The car carrying the family met an accident before the Makkah checkpoint on their way to Taif, said expatriate Bangladeshis. 

“We have sent our staff to the hospital and can provide details later,” Aminul Islam, labour counsellor at Bangladesh Consulate in Jeddah, told bdnews24.com.

The deceased were Mashiur Rahman, 47, who from Sayeedbhanga village in Swandip and his three daughters -- Saima, 14, Cynthia, 12, and Sabiha, 9.

Mashiur’s wife and their son Abdur Rahman have been admitted to King Abdul Aziz Hospital.

Mashiur, who ran a business in Taif, lived in the neighbourhood of Nazla in Jeddah with his family, said people known to the family.

His children were students of the Bengali branch of Bangladesh International School and College in Jeddah.