It was Britain's worst rail disaster in 20 years. A Luton Airport Express service ploughed into the back of a stationary train travelling towards London shortly after 5pm on June 19, 2026.

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

UK accident investigators were on Saturday probing the cause of a train collision north of London which killed a driver and injured scores of passengers, nine critically.

A passenger who was on board one of the trains involved in a crash south of Bedford on Friday (19 June) captured the scene at the collision site on video. Nine people are in a…

UK accident investigators were on Saturday probing the cause of a train collision north of London which killed a driver and injured scores of passengers, nine critically.

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Dozens of passengers remain in hospital as investigators probe the cause of Friday’s collision between two London-bound services

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A total of 100 people were injured, 32 seriously, after a Luton Airport Express service ploughed into the back of a Nottingham to St Pancras train at around 5.15pm on Friday.

A total of 99 people were injured, 32 seriously, after a Luton Airport Express service ploughed into the back of a Nottingham to St Pancras train at around 5.15pm on Friday.

People on the two trains that crashed have described how fellow passengers flew out of their seats.

The response to the Bedford train crash - declared a major incident - continues with British Transport Police and the Rail Accident Investigations Branch leading a probe

Police have said 28 people remain in hospital, nine of them in a critical condition, after two trains collided near Bedford on Friday afternoon; one train driver has died

The driver died instantly when his Luton Airport Express service ploughed into the back end of a stationary passenger train at 5.15pm on Friday near Bedford.

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

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The trains will be lifted from the site and transported away by road as an investigation remains ongoing to establish how the crash happened

Over 100 people have received medical treatment since Friday, when a train smashed into the back of another train on the same lines just after 5pm.

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It was Britain's worst rail disaster in 20 years. A Luton Airport Express service ploughed into the back of a stationary train travelling towards London shortly after 5pm on June…

It was Britain's worst rail disaster in 20 years. A Luton Airport Express service ploughed into the back of a stationary train travelling towards London shortly after 5pm on June…