July 25 (UPI) -- Two buses collided in Syria on Saturday, killing 35 people and injuring another 30, officials said.
One bus had been transporting members of the Internal Security Forces while the other had civilians when they crashed on Deir Az Zor-Damascus Road, between al-Sukhnah and Palmyra.
Several helicopters were needed to rush dozens of injured victims to Homs Military Hospital, the Defense Ministry told state-owned Syrian Arab News Agency.
Health Minister Musab al-Ali said "a number of patients remain in critical condition, requiring surgical procedures, most of them orthopedic surgeries, in addition to neurological cases."
A few patients sustained minor injuries and are expected to be discharged in the coming days, the minister added to SANA.
