Lightning strikes kill 16 on way to wedding party in Bangladesh

People gather around bodies of victims after lightning killed more than a dozen people in Bangladesh (Md Jahangir Alom/AP)

Lightning killed at least 16 people who were travelling to a wedding party in western Bangladesh and injured several others, including the groom, an official said..

Local government official Sakib Al-Rabby said the bride was not with the group when the incident occurred on Wednesday in Shibganj in Chapainawabganj district.