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| Five members of Newport family die in Mecca taxi crash | Five members of Newport family die in Mecca taxi crash |
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| Five members of the same family from Newport have been killed in a taxi crash while on a pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia. | Five members of the same family from Newport have been killed in a taxi crash while on a pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia. |
| They have been named locally as Shaukat Ali Hayat, 56, his wife Abida, 47, eldest son Mohammed Isshaq, 33, daughter Saira Zenub and Mohammed's heavily pregnant wife, Bilques. | They have been named locally as Shaukat Ali Hayat, 56, his wife Abida, 47, eldest son Mohammed Isshaq, 33, daughter Saira Zenub and Mohammed's heavily pregnant wife, Bilques. |
| One-year-old Mohammed Eisa Daniel survived. | One-year-old Mohammed Eisa Daniel survived. |
| It is thought their taxi left a motorway on Friday. | It is thought their taxi left a motorway on Friday. |
| A Foreign Office spokesman said consular assistance was being provided to relatives. | |
| It has been reported that the cab hit a concrete bridge, somersaulted off the road and ended up in a ditch. | It has been reported that the cab hit a concrete bridge, somersaulted off the road and ended up in a ditch. |
| The family had been in Saudi Arabia as part of the Umrah, a pilgrimage to Mecca by Muslims at any time of the year. | |
| They were travelling to Jedda to meet relatives four hours away, the South Wales Argus reported. | |
| Baby survived | Baby survived |
| The newspaper said one of the family members killed was due to be married this weekend. | |
| Rescuers initially thought the whole family had died, but they found Shaukat Ali Hayat, 56, cradling one-year-old Mohammed in the wreckage. | |
| The child suffered a dislocated shoulder and a broken arm and ribs, said the paper. | The child suffered a dislocated shoulder and a broken arm and ribs, said the paper. |
| Twenty members of the family are reported to have travelled to Saudi Arabia to take the baby back to Newport. | Twenty members of the family are reported to have travelled to Saudi Arabia to take the baby back to Newport. |
| An Foreign Office spokesman said: "We are aware of a tragic accident in Saudi Arabia. | |
| "We can confirm that British nationals were involved in the crash and we are providing consular assistance at this difficult time." |