Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleShaun Burton, a 60-year-old driver, has been identified as the fatality in a train crash near Bedford on Friday evening. The incident occurred shortly after 5pm when the East Midlands Railway (EMR) train Burton was driving collided with the rear of another train on the same line. Approximately 100 other individuals sustained injuries in the collision, which involved the 4:40 pm departure from Corby hitting the 3:50 pm departure from Nottingham, both bound for London St Pancras. Burton's family expressed their devastation and requested privacy, while Network Rail has described the crash as a "tragic, isolated incident" and initiated a complex recovery operation. The recovery of the damaged trains and subsequent repairs are expected to cause significant disruption to rail services throughout the upcoming week. In fullBedford train crash latest: Killed driver is named by family who say they are ‘devastated by his loss’Thank 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
Shaun Burton named as driver killed in Bedford train crash
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleShaun Burton, a 60-year-old driver, has been identified as the fatality in a train crash near Bedford on Friday evening. The incident occurred shortly after 5pm when the East Midlands Railway (EMR) train Burton was driving collided with the rear of another train on the same line. Approximately 100 other individuals sustained injuries in the collision, which involved the 4:40 pm departure from Corby hitting the 3:50 pm departure from Nottingham, both bound for London St Pancras. Burton's family expressed their devastation and requested privacy, while Network Rail has described the crash as a "tragic, isolated incident" and initiated a complex recovery operation. The recovery of the damaged trains and subsequent repairs are expected to cause significant disruption to rail services throughout the upcoming week. In fullBedford train crash latest: Killed driver is named by family who say they are ‘devastated by his loss’Thank 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
