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
British police responding after trains reportedly collide north of London | CBC News
British police said Friday they were responding to a report of a collision between two trains in the Bedford area north of London.










