00:00A train driver has died after two train services collided in the Bedford area of the UK on Friday in
00:07what has been declared a major incident.
00:10East Midlands Railway EMR said its service from Corby to London St Pancras crashed into the Nottingham to London St
00:17Pancras service at Bedford South on Friday evening.
00:21At around 5.15 last night, we were called to reports of a collision between two East Midlands trains close
00:28to Elstow, Red Bedford.
00:31Tragically, the driver of one of the trains died in the collision.
00:35His family have been informed and our deepest condolences are with them, his friends and his colleagues at East Midlands
00:43Railway.
00:43Passengers described scenes of chaos and confusion as emergency crews responded to the fatal train collision.
00:51The seats were all over the place. There were people with bloodied faces, broken bones.
00:59People were screaming and crying. There was chaos in the train.
01:04In the post on X, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer called the incident hugely concerning and thanked emergency services for
01:12their swift response.
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