At least 35 people have been killed and many others injured after two passenger buses collided on a highway in central Syria.

The collision occurred on Saturday on the Damascus-Deir ez-Zor highway between the cities of Palmyra and Al-Sukhnah.

It is a crucial highway stretching more than 400km that connects eastern Syria to the capital.

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.

Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/7/25/two-buses-collide-in-syria-killing-at-least-35-people?traffic_source=rss