Six people were killed in a horrific road accident which took place as result of sandstorms, on the highway linking the Medina and Al-Qassim.
A collision between five buses, which were transporting more than 200 pilgrims, also left 48 others injured in one of the worst accidents in the area.
The injured passengers were transferred to public hospitals in the governorate of Aqla Al-Suqur, Al-Nabhnya, Al-Ras, Riyadh Al-Khubarat and Bakiriya.
The civil defence units rushed to the site of the accident, rescued the injured and pulled out the dead passengers.