MP bus accident: Death toll mounts to 39; rescue operation underway The bus sank completely into the water and was not visible in the morning hours. Later, the district administration stopped the release of water into the canal from the Banganga project, which brought the water level down. BusinessToday.In | February 16, 2021 | Updated 14:49 IST A bus, carrying around 54 passengers, fell into a canal in Sidhi after the driver lost control over it. At least 39 people have died and seven have been rescued after a bus fell off a bridge into a canal near Patna village in Madhya Pradesh's Sidhi district on Tuesday. The bus was going from Sidhi to Satna, carrying around 57 passengers. It fell into the canal after the driver lost control over it.