Highlights On Tuesday, bodies of 47 people were recovered after the packed private bus skidded off the road and plunged into a water-filled canal in Sidhi. The rescue operations, which were halted late Tuesday night, resumed on Wednesday morning. The death toll in the bus accident in Madhya Pradesh's Sidhi district has gone up to 51 with the recovery of four more bodies on Wednesday, officials said. The bus driver, who is believed to be responsible for the Sidhi accident, was arrested by the police directly from Satna stated DIG Anil Kushwaha. On Tuesday, bodies of 47 people, including 20 women and two children, were recovered after the packed private bus skidded off the road and plunged into a water-filled canal in Sidhi. The rescue operations, which were halted late Tuesday night, resumed on Wednesday morning. Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan also left Bhopal to visit the accident spot in Sidhi.