Vijayawada: Among those who died in the accident at the Mecca Grand Mosque last week was a couple from Machilipatnam in Krishna district.
Khader, 38, and his wife Fatima Begum, 33, died on Friday afternoon in the accident after a powerful storm toppled a construction crane at the Masjid-al-Haram.
Their roommates identified their bodies and informed the Haj coordinator at Vijayawada on Sunday.
A pall of gloom descended over the English Palem area in Machilipatnam after the news came. Khader was the sole breadwinner of the family of six, including his parents and two children. This was his second visit to Mecca this year.
2 Indians among 100 killed in crane crash at Mecca's Grand Mosque: MEA
Keralite woman among 107 people killed in Mecca mosque accident
Modi, Pranab Mukherjee condole loss of lives in Mecca accident
Hajj will go ahead after deadly crane collapse: Saudi official
Saudi probes Mecca crane collapse that killed 107
