Jeddah: There is grief and gloom among the Hyderabadi expatriate community living in the oil-producing eastern province of Saudi Arabia as two youngsters were killed in a horrific road accident and another is battling for life in a hospital.
All three hail from Hyderabad and were students of the Indian International School in Dammam.
The school declared a holiday on Wednesday to mourn the death of their pupils.
Hasan Riaz of class 11 and Ibrahim Azhar of class 9 were killed on the spot. However, Ibrahim’s brother Ammar, a student in class 8, was critically injured and rushed to a hospital, where he is battling for his life.
Ibrahim Azhar and Hasan Riyaz were both Hafez e Quran (memorizers of the Quran).
The car which they were driving rammed into a roadside tree and wrecked on Tuesday in Dammam.
Ibrahim Azhar and Ammar, are both siblings, and their father Mohammed Azhar is a native of Hussaini Alam. Hasan Riyaz is the son of Mohammed Yousuf Riyaz, a native of Motigalli in Charminar.
They were neighbours and living in the same vicinity in Dammam.
Ibrahim was scheduled to travel to Hyderabad on Thursday and the rest of his family was planning to go on vacation during the upcoming Eid holidays.
Noted Indian social worker Nass Vokkam has been coordinating with traffic police and other relevant authorities to complete legal formalities and last rites of the deceased students.
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