Four people have died in a coach crash in Saudi Arabia, a travel company has said.
A Hashim Travel spokesman said the coach collided with a petrol tanker travelling from Mecca to Medina near Al Khalas, killing four people, a woman in her 60s from Blackburn and three people from Preston.
A mother and son were among the casualities from Preston.
Gulfaraz Zaman,the director of the company, based in Audley Range, Blackburn, said there were 18 people on board.
He said: "There was a crash between the coach and a petrol tanker.
"There were 18 people on the coach which was travelling back from Mecca towards Medina.
"It took place on a main road.
"Four people have passed away, one from Blackburn and three from Preston.
"The woman from Blackburn was aged in her 60s."
A Foreign Office spokesman said: “We are supporting the British families of those who have died and those injured following a serious road traffic accident near the town of Al Khalas, Saudi Arabia.”
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