10 Indians among 13 dead in Jubail road mishap

Jubail - 17 Sep 2012: At least 13 people killed including 10 Indians in a ghastly road mishap occurred in Al-Jubail in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on Monday.

According to sources, at least five among the victims are Keralites. Two Nepalese and one Pakistani were among those dead.

The tragedy occurred when a chemical tanker and a staff bus with 47 passengerscollided head on. The ill-fated staff bus reportedly carried employees of Nasser S. Al Hajri Corporation, a construction contractors company owned by Malayali industrialist Ravi Pillai.

Nearly 30 people have sustained injuries in the accident, sources said.