Train driver dies and 89 people injured after two trains collide near Bedford
Eleven people suffer ‘very serious’ injuries, with emergency services still at the scene into the night
TL;DR
- A train driver died, and 89 people were injured in a collision between two trains near Bedford.
- Eleven passengers sustained 'very serious' injuries, and 22 were seriously injured.
- The collision involved two East Midlands railway services: the 4.40pm from Corby to St Pancras and the 3.50pm from Nottingham to London St Pancras.
- Emergency services, including air ambulance helicopters, were dispatched to the scene.
- The prime minister and transport secretary expressed their condolences and gratitude to emergency services.
- A passenger described the impact as sudden and chaotic, with smoke and injured people.
- The Rail Accident Investigation Branch is investigating the incident.
- This is the first fatal collision between two passenger trains on a British mainline this century.