A train driver died after two East Midlands Railway trains crashed near Bedford

A driver has died and passengers have been left with 'life-threatening injuries' after a train smashed into a stationary one between Luton and Bedford following a safety fault.

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

Tragedy struck north of London as two passenger trains collided, claiming one life and leaving dozens injured, 11 critically. The accident near Bedford saw trains on the same…