At least 40 people have been killed after a bus plunged into a canal on Tuesday in central India's Madhya Pradesh state, an official said. The official says six people were rescued after the accident on Tuesday in Madhya Pradesh state. div style="border:0px none; box-sizing:inherit; color:#000000; font-family:"Open Sans","Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size:16px; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; font-weight:normal; letter-spacing:normal; line-height:1.55rem; margin-bottom:1.2rem; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; margin-top:0px; padding:0px; text-indent:0px; text-rendering:optimizelegibility; text-transform:none; vertical-align:initial; white-space:normal; word-spacing:0px" He said more than 46 people were on board the bus, which was designed for 34.