In Saudi Arabia, a bus carrying pilgrims to Mecca hit Yth, killing 20 people 

At least 20 people were killed and 29 injured in a road traffic accident involving a light car and a bus in Saudi Arabia, according to Al Ekhbaria.

According to the TV channel, the brake on the bus carrying pilgrims to Mecca failed. The driver lost control and collided with a light car, after which the bus overturned and burned. Most of the victims received burn injuries.

The incident occurred in the province of Asir, clarifies Al Arabiya. The governor of the territory, Turki Ibn Talal Al Saud, accompanied by the chief of police, went to the hospitals and met with forensic experts-they are helping to identify the bodies, most of which were burned, the report said.