Priority is to save as many lives as possible: Former railway minister Dinesh Trivedi on Balasore accident

Former Union railway minister Dinesh Trivedi on Saturday called the Balasore triple train accident 'tragic'. "This is a great tragedy. My heart goes out to the bereaved families. The priority has to be to save as many lives as possible," he said. The toll in the disastrous railway accident in Odisha has risen to 261 and rescue operations at the site have been completed, a South Eastern Railway official said on Saturday.