June 20, 2026
British Transport Police officers stand on duty as Rail Accident Investigation Branch officers work at the site of two East Midlands Railway (EMR) trains which crashed into each other on June 19, 2026, south of Bedford in central England on June 20, 2026. British Transport Police said on June 20, 2026 a train driver had been killed when two trains collided north of London on June 19, in an accident that also left 11 people seriously injured. (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP)
UK accident investigators were on Saturday probing the cause of a train collision north of London which killed a driver and injured scores of passengers, nine critically.
The crash Friday afternoon near Bedford, a town around 90 kilometres (55 miles) north of the British capital, involved two London-bound trains on the same track, according to East Midlands Railway (EMR), which operates both services.
Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander said it was “too early to speculate” on the cause of the crash while vowing “a thorough investigation … to ensure that lessons are learnt”.
