World·UpdatedBritish police said Friday they were responding to a report of a collision between two trains in the Bedford area north of London.Fire and rescue crews also responding, police sayThe Associated Press · Posted: Jun 19, 2026 2:12 PM EDT | Last Updated: 28 minutes agoListen to this articleEstimated 1 minuteThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. (CBC)British authorities were responding to a report of a collision Friday between two trains in the Bedford area north of London, police said.Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue crews were responding to the incident reported at 6:45 p.m.Video posted on social media showed a damaged Luton Airport Express train upright on the tracks and people who appeared to be passengers sitting and standing in a field alongside.East Midlands Trains said "emergency services are dealing with an incident between London St Pancras and Leicester" in central England."We are deeply concerned by reports of a train collision between Bedford and Luton and the serious injuries sustained by on-board train staff and passengers," a spokesperson for the the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) said in a post on X."The thoughts of the whole union are with those affected and we continue to monitor the situation." With files from CBC News