Amman, July 25 (Petra) – Thirty-five people were killed and 30 injured on Saturday in a bus collision on the Damascus-Deir ez-Zor highway, the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) reported.

The crash occurred when a bus collided with another vehicle between Al-Sukhnah and Palmyra on the road, which connects eastern Syria to the capital, it said.

The Ministry of Defense dispatched helicopters to the scene to evacuate the injured and deceased to the Homs Military Hospital, the agency said.

Dr. Najib Al-Naasan, Director of the Ambulance and Emergency Directorate at the Ministry of Health, confirmed the number of fatalities was 35, and 30 were injured.

//Petra//SS