At least 24 wedding guests, including women and children, were killed and 51 injured when their bus collided with a goods truck in Bangladesh, police said on Thursday.
The drivers of the two vehicles were also killed, they said.
The accident occurred on Wednesday night at Patiya on the fringe of the southern port city of Chittagong, police said. At least 26 of the injured were still in critical condition in the Chittagong Medical College Hospital, where doctors said the death toll could rise.
The bride and groom were travelling in a separate car and were not hurt.