Forty-five Indian pilgrims have been killed after the bus they were travelling in caught fire in an accident near Medina in Saudi Arabia, the police commissioner of India's Hyderabad city has said. The bus had 46 passengers, said VC Sajjanar in a press conference, adding that one man who survived the accident has been admitted to an intensive care unit in a local hospital. Most of the victims are from Hyderabad, which is in southern Telangana state. The pilgrims were travelling from the Islamic holy city of Mecca to Medina when the accident took place, the Telangana government said in a press statement. They had gone to Saudi Arabia for the Umrah pilgrimage, which is a shorter version of Hajj, the biggest Islamic pilgrimage. Mr. Sajjanar mentioned that an oil tanker was involved in the accident but did not provide further details. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed his deep sadness over the tragic news, assuring that Indian authorities are in close contact with officials in Saudi Arabia. 'Our Embassy in Riyadh and Consulate in Jeddah are providing all possible assistance,' he wrote. Control rooms have been set up in Jeddah and Hyderabad to assist the families of the victims. Asaduddin Owaisi, a lawmaker from Hyderabad, has asked the federal government for help in bringing the deceased back to India. The group had travelled from Hyderabad to Jeddah on November 9th for the pilgrimage. Distressing news from relatives has surfaced, with one such family member revealing that seven of his relatives were on the bus, one of whom survived and is now hospitalized.