Syria Bus Collision Kills 8 on Deir ez-Zor-Damascus Highway, Injuring Dozens
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Updated · ANHA · Jul 25
Syria Bus Collision Kills 8 on Deir ez-Zor-Damascus Highway, Injuring Dozens
3 articles · Updated · ANHA · Jul 25
Summary
Eight people were reported killed and dozens injured after two passenger buses collided on the highway linking Deir ez-Zor with Damascus.
Videos from the scene showed one bus catching fire after the crash, adding to the damage and partially disrupting traffic on the road.
Ambulance teams and Civil Defense crews rushed to the site and transferred the injured and the dead to nearby hospitals.
The casualty count was described as preliminary, with earlier reports from the same route citing a much higher toll and identifying one bus as carrying Internal Security Forces.