35 killed, 30 injured as two buses collide in Syria — Pajhwok

KABUL (Pajhwok): At least 35 people have been killed and around 30 others injured after two buses collided on a highway linking Syria’s capital Damascus with the eastern province of Deir el-Zour on Saturday, media reports said. According to the Associated Press, citing SANA news agency, the crash involved a civilian bus and an Interior Ministry bus on the desert highway. A health ministry official said dozens of people were injured in the accident. Syrian military helicopters were reportedly involved in rescue and emergency operations at the scene. The cause of the collision was not immediately known, and an investigation is underway.