Bus collision in Syria leaves dozens dead, injured

Thirty-five people have been killed and 30 injured in a collision between two passenger buses on the Deir Ezzor to Damascus road, a health ministry official told state news agency SANA.

The collision involved a bus carrying members of the Internal Security Forces and a civilian passenger bus, SANA reported on Saturday, 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.