At least 7 people were killed and others were injured or reported missing after a bus carrying children fell into the Orontes River near the town of Darkush in the western countryside of Idlib, northwestern Syria.
Civil Defense teams disclosed that the bus, which was carrying more than 50 children on a school trip, tipped over in the river due to a road accident.
Videos circulated on social media showing rescue teams and volunteers swimming in the river searching for the missing, while others were seen transporting the injured and retrieving bodies from the water.
The reason behind the bus veering off its path was not immediately clear, but images from the scene showed steep rocky slopes overlooking the river.
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