Four British Umrah pilgrims were killed in a pile-up accident in Saudi Arabia.
They were among 17 British pilgrims who were heading to the city of Mecca when their bus collided with a fuel tanker and a car.
The pile-up which happened near the town of Al Khalas in the governorate of Rabegh left 13 others injured according to Sabq.
The Saudi embassy in London is working with the British Foreign Office to issue emergency visas to both the relatives of those who died and those who have been injured.
"My sincere sympathies and thoughts are with the families of the four British pilgrims who tragically died in a coach crash in the Kingdom on Saturday and for the pilgrims who were injured," Saudi Ambassador to Britain Mohammed bin Nawaf tweeted.
In a brief statement, a spokesman for the British Foreign Office said: "We are supporting the British families of those who have died."
The British injured and the wounded Pakistani bus driver were transferred to a hospital in Mecca for medical treatment.
The driver of the fuel tanker, also a Pakistani national, burned to death in the accident.
The driver of the car, a Sudanese national, is under investigation on charges of causing the deadly accident.
Initial investigation showed that he had failed in his attempt to overtake the fuel tanker and rammed into the front of the on the oncoming bus which collided head-on with the tanker.