Odisha Train Accident: Safety should be top priority in rail network, says Congress

New Delhi: The Congress on Saturday said the "horrendous" train accident in Odisha reinforces why safety should always be the foremost priority in the functioning of the rail network and asserted that there are many legitimate questions that need to be raised.

Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said in a tweet that the train accident in Odisha is truly horrendous and is a matter of the greatest anguish.

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At least 280 people were killed and more than 900 injured in the triple train mishap involving the Bengaluru-Howrah Superfast Express, the Shalimar-Chennai Central Coromandel Express and a goods train in Odisha's Balasore district on Friday.

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It is one of the deadliest train crashes in the history of the Indian Railways. (with Agency inputs)

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