At least 39 migrants killed in Panama bus crash after crossing Darién Gap

Vehicle carrying families migrating to the US plunged off escarpment near town of Gualaca when driver lost control – reports

At least 39 migrants have been killed in a gruesome bus accident in Panama after trekking for days through the Central American country’s southern jungles on their way to a new life in the United States.

The accident took place in the early hours of Wednesday as a convoy of buses traveled from Panama’s border with Colombia towards a migrant reception centre near the town of Gualaca.