MAKKAH — A Tunisian pilgrim has accused guides from the Tawafa Establishment of Arab Pilgrims of neglecting her husband when he lost his hand in an accident involving two buses. She said that during the Haj season, her husband was trying to get onboard a bus. The bus driver closed the door on her husband's right hand, while the rest of his body was still outside. The man yelled at the driver to stop but another bus passed and he was caught between the two vehicles. The woman said other bus ran over her husband's left hand after he fell onto the ground. He was rushed to hospital and was in a coma for 10 days. When he eventually woke up and found his hand had been amputated, he was hysterical. The wife said he is suffering mentally and cannot sleep. She complained to the mutawifs and asked them to find the driver responsible. However, they refused to, she said. The couple is still in Makkah and will not leave until the driver is brought to justice. She is calling on local authorities to intervene and provide treatment to her husband. She said doctors at Al-Noor Specialist Hospital recommended an artificial hand for her husband. The head of the Tawafa organization Adeeb Khooj said the bus driver did not flee the scene. He added that he was not aware of the incident and the organization had no connection to the case.
