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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Alex Ross

‘I was stuck on the train’: Motorist fumes over parking ticket after Bedford railway crash

The railway between Bedford and Luton is expected to remain closed for the rest of the week following the crash last week (Chris Radburn/PA) - (PA Wire)

A local authority has apologised for “incorrect” parking fines given to drivers who were unable to move their vehicles after last week’s railway crash near Bedford.

Train driver Shaun Burton died and more than 150 people were injured, including eight who were left in a critical condition, after a East Midlands Railway train hit the back of another on the same line in Elstow, near Bedford on Friday.

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