As many as 22 people died on the spot when a bus from Gaur (Rautahat) to Pokhara plunged into the Trishuli River from nearby Kalikhola of Chandibhanjyang VDC along the Narayangarh-Mugling road section this morning. Some 17 among the injured were rescued alive from the incident site. The bus was conducted by the Prithvi Highway Bus Operators Committee.