Brief By Hindustan Times / 10:55 PM on 17 Nov 2025
Twenty-four-year-old Mohammad Abdul Shoeb couldn’t sleep during a bus trip from Mecca to Madinah and moved to sit beside the driver. His alertness proved life-saving when a speeding diesel tanker rammed into the bus. Shoeb and the driver leapt out of the window moments before the vehicle burst into flames, while the remaining 45 passengers tragically died, unable to escape.