Investigators will be anxious to ascertain the cause of the Bedford train accident given its very unusual nature. The toll of 89 injuries and the death of the train driver means this is by far the worst accident on Britain’s train tracks in more than two decades. The two trains involved, both part of the East

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

The fatal crash occurred outside the town of Bedford, with emergency services deploying a number of resources including an air ambulance and a hazardous incident team.