Forty-three migrants found alive in van days after 18 died while hidden in truck

Police officers stand guard at the site where an abandoned truck was found last week containing the bodies of 18 migrants. Picture: AP Photo/ Valentina Petrova)

Forty-three migrants, including 10 children, have been found hidden in a van in Bulgaria, officials have said.

It comes days after authorities discovered  the bodies of 18 migrants hidden in a lumber truck.