After a fuel tanker crashed Saturday into two buses and several other vehicles on road connecting the Syrian capital to Homs province, at least 32 people died, state media reported.
While inspecting the site of the accident, the Interior Minister, Mohammad Khaled al-Rahmoun, said that a break failure caused the tanker to crash into 15 vehicles and two large buses carrying several Iraqi passengers.
Another 77 people were injured in the accident, he added, in comments carried by SANA.
Footage aired on state media showed rescue teams deployed around the mangled remains of two cars.
SANA released photos of a passenger bus with one end blown off.
Victims of the crash are believed to include Shiite Iraqi pilgrims visiting holy shrines near the capital.
Holy sites in Syria continue to be popular among Shiite pilgrims from across the region, despite an eight-year war that has displaced millions.
