Fatal road accidents, blamed on rash driving, faulty vehicles and lax rules, kill more than 5,000 people a year in Bangladesh, the government says.
Local police chief Awlad Ali Fakir says the accident occurred early Friday in Faridpur district, 64 kilometers (40 miles) southwest of capital Dhaka.
He says rescuers recovered 14 bodies from the wreckage of the bus and that another four people died while being taken to hospital.
Fifty-six injured people are being treated in hospitals, some of them in serious condition, Fakir says.
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