A tragic bus accident in Panama has claimed the lives of at least 39 migrants who were en route to the US in search of a better life. The migrants had been traveling for days through the southern jungles of Central America when the accident occurred in the early hours of Wednesday. The convoy of buses was headed towards a migrant reception center near the town of Gualaca when the accident happened. Survivors of the accident were rushed to a hospital in the city of David with severe injuries, including exposed fractures and abdominal injuries. According to Dr. Katherine Guerra, the emergency department chief at the hospital, the situation was a disaster. Eye-witnesses at the scene of the accident described a harrowing scene that included families, children, newborn babies, and elderly women. The President of Panama, Nito Cortizo, expressed his condolences and said that government teams were working tirelessly to assist survivors.
