Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleEmergency services are responding to an incident on a railway line south of Bedford, following initial reports of a collision involving two trains.British Transport Police have confirmed that one person has died, while 33 people have suffered “very serious” or “serious” injuries following the crash.Bedford Hospital urged members of the public to not attend the Accident & Emergency department unless they have a “genuine medical emergency.”East Midlands Railways released a statement which read: “Trains are unable to run in or out on London St Pancras for the remainder of this evening. Customers are advised DO NOT TRAVEL this evening (19th June).”Keir Starmer said news of the collision was “hugely concerning”, adding that he is “grateful to the emergency services for their swift response to this tragic incident”.In fullBedford train collision latest: Hospital dealing with ‘major incident’ after multiple people injured in crashThank 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

Reports suggested those on board suffered serious injuries

Images from the scene taken by passengers show what appear to be two East Midlands Trains services that have run into one another in Bedford

Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleBedfordshire Fire and Rescue confirmed via a…

Lines closed between Luton and Bedford as emergency services attend scene

Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service has called on the public to steer clear of the area; media reports say the incident has resulted in multiple casualties.

Public asked to avoid location of incident near city of Bedford

Local media say multiple injuries reported after crash near Bedford, but emergency services did not provide details.

Media reports say multiple injuries reported, but emergency services did not provide details.

The British Transport Police confirmed the collision

Two East Midlands Railway trains were involved, with one hitting the back of the other.

Emergency services rushed to the scene of a collision involving two trains near Bedford in eastern England on Friday, with multiple people reported injured...

A major incident has been declared after two trains smashed into each other between Bedford and Luton leaving passengers injured

The collision occurred in the Bedford area, according to British Transport Police.

Both trains were traveling south to London St. Pancras station when they collided outside the town of Bedford around 5:15 p.m., according to information on rail tracking websites.

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At least one person is dead and 89 are injured after two passenger trains collided in horrific scenes near Bedford, northwest of London.

Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleEmergency services are responding to an…

One person has died and several are injured after a UK train collision near Bedford. Emergency services are on scene following the major incident.

One person was killed and dozens were injured, including 11 seriously, after two London-bound passenger trains collided near Bedford on Friday. Emergency services mounted a major…

A large number of rescue crews have been deployed, including more than 20 ambulances and six air ambulances