Seven people, including five Malaysian pilgrims, a Saudi driver and his Indonesian assistant, were killed in a road accident in Saudi Arabia, it was reported yesterday.

　　A 13-year-old boy was among the dead and a further eight Malaysian pilgrims were injured in the accident near Mecca, the New Straits Times reported. The pilgrims were traveling back from the holy city in a van when it collided with a car driving in the opposite direction. The Malaysians arrived in Mecca on Wednesday to make their pilgrimage and were scheduled to return to Kuala Lumpur yesterday.