25 Iraqis killed in Syria bus accident

At least 25 Iraqi nationals were killed and 20 were wounded when the bus in they were travelling collided with two trucks on a highway in Syria, a media report said.

At least 25 Iraqi nationals were killed and 20 were wounded when the bus in they were travelling collided with two trucks on a highway in Syria, a media report said.

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Damen Azzam, chief of the Damascus Countryside Police, said the coach carrying 45 Iraqis hit the two trucks after their driver lost control of the bus, state-run SANA news agency reported.

The bus rolled over a 15-metre cliff on the Damascus-Homs highway and was completely smashed, Xinhua said.