RIYADH: Four members of a Riyadh-based Indian family, who were returning from Makkah after performing Umrah, died when their car collided with a truck, 150 km away from the capital.

Mazhar Hussaini, from Bangalore, his father-in-law Syed Ahmad, mother-in-law Mukhtar Begum and his younger daughter Rida Hussaini lost their lives in the crash.

His wife Afza Hussaini sustained multiple fractures and is in a critical condition at Shumaisi Hospital in Riyadh, where she was rushed by highway traffic authorities.

The family is survived by an 11-year-old daughter, who sustained minor injuries. The victims were buried in Riyadh on Friday.

“The Umrah trip was very good for the family till they met with the unfortunate accident,” said a family friend.

“They went to Madinah to pray at the Prophet’s Mosque and performed Umrah in Makkah. They had almost reached Riyadh … It is an unbearable loss for devastated relatives in India,” he said.

Family members in India were eagerly waiting for a get-together during the Eid vacation.