Thirty-five killed, 30 injured in Syria bus collision

Trentacinque morti e 30 feriti in un incidente stradale che ha coinvolto un autobus in Siria


July 25 (Reuters) - 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.

(Reporting by Tala Ramadan and Eman Abouhassira; Editing by Louise Heavens and Kevin Liffey)

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