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)
