Bus plunges off mountain road in Bolivia, killing at least 16

LA PAZ, Oct. 27 (Xinhua) -- At least 16 people were killed and 36 others injured on Monday after an interprovincial bus veered off a steep mountain road and fell more than 600 meters in Bolivia's central department of Cochabamba, police said.

The injured, including the 23-year-old driver, were taken to hospitals in Quillacollo, regional police commander Roger Costas confirmed.

The vehicle crashed in a sha