A BUS VEERED OFF A MOUNTAIN ROAD AND PLUMMETED HUNDREDS OF METERS (FEET) INTO A RIVER IN NORTHERN NEPAL ON SUNDAY KILLING AT LEAST 22 PASSENGERS AND INJURING SEVERAL MORE, POLICE SAID. THE BUS ROLLED ABOUT 200 METERS (650 FEET) DOWN A BANK INTO THE JALBIRE RIVER NEAR CHANAUTE VILLAGE, ABOUT 80 KILOMETERS (50 MILES) NORTHEAST OF THE CAPITAL, KATMANDU, A POLICE OFFICIAL AT THE SCENE REACHED BY TELEPHONE TOLD THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.
