India's Prime Minister has pledged 'the harshest punishment' for those to blame for the Odisha train crash, as the death toll topped 300
Narendra Modi has promised the harshest punishment for those to blame for the train crash.India's prime minister has pledged to inflict the "harshest punishment" on those responsible for the horrific train crash in the east of the country on Friday, which has killed hundreds of people.
At least 300 people have died and 900 more are injured after the three-train smash on Friday evening, which took place after one came off the tracks and collided with another passenger service, which then struck a goods train. Visiting the crash site in Odisha's Balasore district on Saturday, Mr Modi said: "This is a very big, painful and disturbing incident.
"Those family members who have been injured, the government will leave no effort for their well-being." Mr Modi said his family "is with the families in their hour of grief", adding that "all types of enquiries" would seek to uncover the truth about the crash, the worst in India for 20 years.
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