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Two Britons have been confirmed dead following a coach crash north of Jeddah, in Saudi Arabia, the Foreign Office has said. | Two Britons are among three people who have been killed in a coach crash north of Jeddah, in Saudi Arabia, the Foreign Office has said. |
The crash happened early on Saturday and involved a number of Britons. | Several other Britons were also hurt in the crash, early on Saturday 55 miles north of Jeddah at the port of Rabegh. |
British embassy officials are trying to find out what happened and are offering consular assistance at the scene of the crash to those involved. | The Britons who died were Muslim pilgrims believed to be in the country for the Hajj pilgrimage, said the British embassy in Riyadh. |
A spokesman said several other Britons had been injured, but could not confirm the exact total. | The nationality of the third person who died is not yet known. |
A third person, who was not a British citizen, died in the crash 55 miles north of Jeddah at Rabegh. | Diplomats from the British consulate in the Red Sea port of Jeddah are at the scene of the crash offering consular support to those involved. |
| It is not yet clear how many people were travelling on the coach but a Foreign Office spokesman said "several" Britons had been injured. |
| Tens of thousands of British Muslims travel to Saudi Arabia for the annual Hajj pilgrimage each year. |
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