Thirty-five killed, 30 injured in Syria bus collision

(Reuters)

July 25 – Thirty-five ‌people were killed and 30 injured in a collision between ​two passenger buses on ​the Deir al-Zor-to-Damascus road, a health ⁠ministry official told state news ​agency SANA on Saturday.

The ​collision involved a bus carrying members of the Internal Security Forces and ​a civilian passenger bus, ​SANA reported, citing the interior ministry.

Defence ‌Ministry ⁠helicopters helped evacuate the injured and recover the bodies, transporting them from Palmyra airport ​to ​a ⁠military hospital in Homs, SANA said.

Foreign Minister Asaad ​al-Shaibani offered condolences ​to ⁠the families of those killed and wished the injured a ⁠swift ​recovery.