UK train collision leaves 28 in hospital, nine in critical condition

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2026-06-20

London (PA Media/dpa) - Twenty eight people remain in hospital, nine of them in a critical condition, after two trains collided near Bedford, police have said. The crash, which killed a train driver, involved two East Midlands Railway (EMR) services, one smashing into the back of the other on the same line shortly after 5 pm (1600 GMT) on Friday. Speaking at a press conference near the scene on Saturday, British Transport Police Chief Constable L......

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