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Published On 25 Jul 2026
Two buses have collided in Syria, killing at least 35 people and injuring 30 others, the country’s health ministry says.
The crash happened on Saturday on the Deir ez-Zor–Damascus road, a crucial highway stretching more than 400km that connects eastern Syria to the capital.
The crash reportedly happened between Al-Sukhnah and Palmyra.
According to the state-run Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA), several helicopters have been sent to the crash site to medically evacuate the injured to Homs Military Hospital.
The Ministry of Interior said ambulances have also been dispatched.
The highway is known to have poor safety standards, reflecting the dire state of Syria’s civilian infrastructure following a civil war that lasted nearly 14 years.
In October, Minister of Disaster Management and Emergency Response Raed al-Saleh said more than 2,000 road accidents had occurred from January until the end of September.
Al-Saleh said such accidents were “among the leading causes of death in Syria”.
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