Security forces and civilians among victims in Damascus-Deir Ezzor crashLast updated: July 25, 2026 | 15:171 MIN READRepresentational image.ShutterstockDamascus: Syrian state media said at least 35 people were killed on Saturday when two buses collided in the central-eastern region of the country.State television reported "the death of 35 people and the injury of 27 others in a preliminary toll from a collision of two passenger buses on the Damascus-Deir Ezzor road between the Sukhna and Palmyra areas," while the interior ministry said the crash was between "a bus carrying a number of internal security forces personnel and a civilian bus".Get Updates on Topics You Choose