Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleA train crash in which a train driver died and 100 people were injured has been described as a “tragic, isolated incident”.Nine people are still in critical condition after the crash near Bedford on Friday.The incident involved a Luton Airport Express train colliding into the back of an East Midlands Railway train around 5pm. The railway line between Bedford and London St Pancras will remain closed until 28 June for a "complex" recovery operation. This closure will cause significant disruption, with no Greater Thameslink Railway services north of Luton and no East Midlands services south of Bedford. In fullBedford train crash latest: Collision was ‘tragic isolated incident’ Network Rail says as disruption to last daysThank 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

Two East Midlands trains have crashed into each other causing serious injuries. The incident occurred around Kempston between Luton and Bedford, at about 5.15pm.

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.

Reports suggested those on board suffered serious injuries

Thameslink says all lines between Luton and Bedford have been blocked

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

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

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

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

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.

A video posted on social media showed what appeared to be the front of one train entangled with the back of another.

A driver was killed and 89 people injured after two passenger trains collided between Bedford and Luton on Friday, June 19 - National Rail has said disruptions between London St…

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More than 20 ambulances, six air ambulances and specialist hazardous area response teams attended the scene in southeast England. #EuropeNews

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A passenger on board one of the two trains that collided south of Bedford on Friday afternoon (19 June) said he was feeling “angry” the morning after the crash. Brett Byatt, a…

East Midlands Railway and the Rail Accident Investigation Branch are looking into the cause of the Bedford crash