'Safer than the car!' Simon Calder assures Britons after fatal Bedford train crash

“Such a desperately, desperately sad tragedy. Let us hope, of course, that the nine people in critical condition recover.

“The whole rail industry, as you all appreciate, is in shock over this. And rail passengers may be thinking, oh goodness, is it safe to travel by rail?

“It remains the case that you are far, far safer on a train than you are in a car on the roads,” Mr Calder said.

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