35 people killed after buses collide in Syria, State media reports

At least 35 people have been killed and dozens injured after two buses collided on a highway linking the Syrian Capital with the eastern province of Deir el-Zour on Saturday, State media reported.

Around 30 people were injured in the crash between a civilian bus and an Interior Ministry bus on the desert highway, the SANA news agency cited a health ministry official as saying. Syrian military helicopters were reported to be involved in the operation at the scene. The cause of the collision was not immediately known.