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Ellie Crabbe

Investigation into fatal train crash continues as nine in critical condition

Chris Radburn British Transport Police RAIB The Rail Accident Investigation Branch Lucy DOrsi Pete Knapp Sir Keir Starmer Police EEAS Network Rail
Investigations into the fatal crash continue. Network Rail staff and British Transport Police officers were at the scene on Saturday (Chris Radburn/PA) - (PA Wire)

Experts are continuing to investigate a fatal train crash near Bedford in which 100 people were injured.

The collision, which killed a train driver and left nine in a critical condition in hospital, involved two East Midlands Railway (EMR) trains – with one smashing into the back of the other on the same line shortly after 5pm on Friday.

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