Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleShaun Burton, a 60-year-old driver, has been identified as the fatality in a train crash near Bedford on Friday evening. The incident occurred shortly after 5pm when the East Midlands Railway (EMR) train Burton was driving collided with the rear of another train on the same line. Approximately 100 other individuals sustained injuries in the collision, which involved the 4:40 pm departure from Corby hitting the 3:50 pm departure from Nottingham, both bound for London St Pancras. Burton's family expressed their devastation and requested privacy, while Network Rail has described the crash as a "tragic, isolated incident" and initiated a complex recovery operation. The recovery of the damaged trains and subsequent repairs are expected to cause significant disruption to rail services throughout the upcoming week. In fullBedford train crash latest: Killed driver is named by family who say they are ‘devastated by his loss’Thank 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

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Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleA train crash near Bedford on Friday, around…

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

Investigations into the cause of the crash between two East Midlands Railways services are ongoing

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Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleA train crash in which a train driver died…

Shaun Burton, 60, was the driver of the train between Corby and London when it crashed with another train that was travelling between Nottingham and the capital - this is a…

One train smashed into the back of the other on the same line near Bedford just after 5pm on Friday.

The driver who died in a train crash near Bedford has been named as 60-year-old Shaun Burton.

Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleShaun Burton, a 60-year-old driver, has been…

Family of Shaun Burton, 60, say they are ‘devastated by his loss’ and their thoughts are ‘also with those affected’

Shaun Burton, 60, died when the East Midlands Railway train he was driving crashed near Bedford

Around 100 people were injured and the train's driver, Shaun Burton, 60, was killed following the collision on Friday afternoon.