Dubai: Two Indian Haj pilgrims were among the three persons killed and 28 others injured when a bus carrying them collided with a trailer truck in Saudi Arabia.

Vallila Muhammad Faisi, 45, a noted Islamic scholar and leader of some prominent Sunni Muslim associations in Kerala, died on the spot.

Another pilgrim M Muhammed 87, also from Kerala, and the Egyptian driver of the bus also died in the mishap which took place on January 29, close to Madinah.

Seven of the 28 injured are in serious condition, reports said.

The bus collided with the truck some 20 km from Madinah.

Faisi was the Malappuram district president of the Sunni Youth Association and a former president of the Sunni Students Federation, two popular Islamic groups in the state.

In another accident on January 29 involving pilgrims from Kerala, 35 people sustained minor injuries when their bus skidded off the road after the driver lost control on way to Madinah.

PTI