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One dead and dozens injured after passenger trains collide north of London

An aerial photograph shows the Temple Mills International train depot in east London.
An aerial photograph shows the Temple Mills International train depot in east London, on October 27, 2025. © Yelim Lee, AFP

One person was killed and dozens were injured, including 11 seriously, after two London-bound passenger trains collided near Bedford on Friday. Emergency services mounted a major response, deploying air ambulances as investigators began examining the cause of one of Britain's most serious rail incidents in recent years.

One person has died and dozens were injured, 11 of them "very seriously", after two passenger trains collided north of London on Friday, UK emergency services said.

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