RIYADH, Saudi Arabia -- Nine Indians have been killed in a traffic crash in Saudi Arabia, authorities said Wednesday. There were no immediate details released from Saudi Arabian officials about the crash, with the Indian Consulate in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, announcing the accident on the social platform X.

The road accident occurred near Baish in Jizan city in western Saudi Arabia. The accident took place when a van, carrying 26 people, collided with a trailer coming from the opposite direction.