A Saudi official channel recorded a live traffic accident during the media coverage of the Aqaba Shaar road accident, which was described as a “disaster” and caused the death and injury of dozens of pilgrims.
On Monday afternoon, a bus transporting passengers carrying Saudis and residents of different nationalities was involved in a traffic accident at Aqaba Shaar in Asir, southwest of the Kingdom, during their journey to perform Umrah.
21 people were killed as a result of the traffic accident, while the injuries amounted to about 29, according to the newspaper.preceded” Saudi Arabia.
Activists circulated a video clip of the accident, during which the bus appeared on fire while the fire was escalating at the top of one of the bridges at the Shaar obstacle.
Sources told the newspaper.Okaz” Saudi Arabia, that the cause of the accident was the ventilation of the bus’s brakes, and then it collided with a bridge, overturned and caught fire.
On Monday evening, while the official Saudi news channel was covering the traffic accident, which was described as a “disaster,” the camera documented the occurrence of a traffic accident live.
The channel’s correspondent said that the accident, which occurred live, was the result of the danger of the site and poor maintenance work there.
The incident highlights the challenges facing Saudi Arabia in terms of ensuring the safety of those arriving to it to perform Umrah or Hajj, according to Agence France-Presse.
The accident comes in the first week of Ramadan, a few months before the start of the Hajj season.
Transportation to the holy sites in Saudi Arabia, whether to perform Umrah or Hajj, is a arduous and sometimes risky task, as buses often cause traffic jams.
And in October 2019, 35 people of Asian and Arab nationalities died in the city when a passenger bus collided with a truck, according to “Agence France Presse”.
