The victim, Abdus Samad Sarkar, 65, of Ayshora village under Basail upazila of Tangail, left Dhaka for hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia on November 26 with the first batch of 301 Bangladeshi pilgrims on a Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight.

The victim was run over by a speeding vehicle while crossing the road after the Esha prayers at Haram Sharif in Madina, victim's family sources said.

He was buried in a grave in Madina on Friday after the Juma prayers, added the family sources.