At least 35 people died after two buses collided on a motorway in Syria on Saturday.
Dozens were wounded in the deadly accident on the Deir Ezzor-Damascus road, a Health Ministry official told state news agency Sana.
The collision involved a bus carrying members of the Internal Security Forces and a civilian passenger bus, Sana quoted the Interior Ministry as saying.
Defence Ministry helicopters helped evacuate the injured and recover the bodies, transporting them from Palmyra airport to a military hospital in Homs.
Foreign Minister Asaad Al Shibani offered condolences to the families of those killed and wished the injured a swift recovery.
