At least 39 people, most of them undocumented US-bound migrants who had just survived a perilous jungle crossing, died in a bus crash in Panama on Wednesday, officials said.

官方声明表示，周三在巴拿马发生的一起巴士相撞事故中，至少有39人死亡，其中大多数是刚刚从危险的丛林穿越中幸存下来的无证美国移民。

Maria Isabel Saravia, Panama's deputy director of migration, said 28 people were also injured in the accident.

巴拿马移民局副局长玛丽亚·伊莎贝尔·萨拉维亚说，事故中还有28人受伤。

The bus plunged down a ravine and hit a minibus about 400 kilometers (250 miles) west of the capital Panama City, the National Migration Service said in a media statement.

巴拿马移民局在一份媒体声明中表示，这辆巴士在首都巴拿马城以西约400公里(250英里)处，撞上了一辆面包车，随后坠入深谷。

It said the injured, including children, were being treated at various hospitals and clinics and the latest death toll was based on "preliminary information."

声明中还显示，包括儿童在内的伤者正在各医院和诊所接受治疗，最新的死亡人数仅基于“初步信息”。“

Saravia said 66 people were on the bus, meaning at least one victim was likely from the vehicle it hit. She said 20 of those on the bus were minors.

萨拉维亚说，车上有66人，其中20人是未成年人，至少有一名受害者可能来自被撞车辆。

UNICEF said in a note to AFP that at least three children were among the dead.

联合国儿童基金会在给法新社的一份说明中表示，死者中至少有三名儿童。