Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleA train crash near Bedford on Friday, around 5.15 pm, resulted in the death of a driver and injuries to over 80 people. The collision involved two East Midlands Railway services: the 4.40pm from Corby to London St Pancras and the 3.50pm from Nottingham to London St Pancras. Passenger Dr Pete Knapp described being “flung” into the seat in front and hearing “people crying, screaming”, some suffering broken legs.“My first thought was I needed to get out of the train just in case it was a terrorist explosion, I thought it was safer to get off the train,” he said.Paramedics confirmed one fatality, 11 people with "very serious" injuries, 22 with "serious" injuries, and a further 56 hurt, prompting local hospitals to declare a major incident. In full‘We were picked up and shaken like dice’: Witness recalls horrific moment trains collided near BedfordThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Passenger describes terror of Bedford train crash: ‘People were crying and screaming’
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleA train crash near Bedford on Friday, around 5.15 pm, resulted in the death of a driver and injuries to over 80 people. The collision involved two East Midlands Railway services: the 4.40pm from Corby to London St Pancras and the 3.50pm from Nottingham to London St Pancras. Passenger Dr Pete Knapp described being “flung” into the seat in front and hearing “people crying, screaming”, some suffering broken legs.“My first thought was I needed to get out of the train just in case it was a terrorist explosion, I thought it was safer to get off the train,” he said.Paramedics confirmed one fatality, 11 people with "very serious" injuries, 22 with "serious" injuries, and a further 56 hurt, prompting local hospitals to declare a major incident. In full‘We were picked up and shaken like dice’: Witness recalls horrific moment trains collided near BedfordThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
