LONDON: Emergency services rushed to the scene of a collision between two trains north of London on Friday afternoon that killed at least one person. A passenger reported that he was thrown forward by the impact then saw fellow travelers with broken bones and bloody injuries. 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.

Emergency services rushed to the scene of a collision between two trains north of London on Friday afternoon that killed one person.

A 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

British police on Friday said emergency services were responding to reports of a collision involving two trains in the Bedford area, north of London.

Public asked to avoid location of incident near city of Bedford