5 Indians killed in Saudi road accident

July 03, 2015 05:30 pm | Updated 05:30 pm IST - Riyadh

Five Indian workers were killed on the spot when their vehicle was hit by a trailer in Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province.

The accident took place on Thursday when the workers, all from Kerala, were returning from a work site and were hit by a speeding trailer at Salwa near Dammam.

The deceased were identified as Santosh Kumar, Iqbal Noman, Tulsi Krishnan, Ravindra Nair and Shiva Kumar Bhagvati Pillai, Arab News quoted Indian embassy official Manoj Kumar as saying.

“All of them died on the spot. The embassy is in contact with the company and helping, with the aid of volunteers, to send them to their families back in India,” Mr. Manoj said.

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