Death toll rises to 50 in Madhya Pradesh's Sidhi bus accident

The death toll in Sidhi bus accident in Madhya Pradesh rose to 50 on Wednesday, said District Magistrate Ravindra Kumar Choudhary. A bus carrying around 57 passengers fell into a canal on Tuesday. Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan had announced an ex-gratia of ₹5 lakh for the families of the deceased, out of which ₹10,000 was given to them immediately.