Syria bus crash death toll rises to 35
July 25, 2026 3:07 pm
This handout picture taken and released by the official Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) on July 25, 2026 shows people and first responders inspecting the damage at the scene of the collision of two passenger buses on the Damascus-Deir Ezzor road between the Sukhna and Palmyra areas.
The death toll from a collision between two passenger buses in central-eastern Syria rose to 35 on Saturday, state media reported.
The SANA news agency, quoting a Health Ministry official, said 30 other people were injured in the crash on the Damascus-Deir Ezzor road.
Syria’s Interior Ministry said one of the buses was carrying security personnel while the other was a civilian bus, but did not specify how many of the casualties were members of the security forces.
State media broadcast footage showing one of the buses on fire, with debris scattered across the highway.
Earlier this month, five people were killed and dozens injured, most of them Lebanese pilgrims, when a bus returning from Saudi Arabia overturned on a highway in southern Syria’s Daraa province.
Provincial authorities had suggested speeding may have caused that crash.
After years of civil war and neglect, Syria’s infrastructure has deteriorated, with many of the country’s roads in need of repairs.
Last year, at least 12 people were killed and several others injured when a bus collided with an oil tanker in northeastern Syria.
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