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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Alex Croft

Rail line closed for a week after fatal Bedford train crash

Bedford
  • A train crash in which a train driver died and 100 people were injured has been described as a “tragic, isolated incident”.
  • Nine people are still in critical condition after the crash near Bedford on Friday.
  • The incident involved a Luton Airport Express train colliding into the back of an East Midlands Railway train around 5pm.
  • The railway line between Bedford and London St Pancras will remain closed until 28 June for a "complex" recovery operation.
  • This closure will cause significant disruption, with no Greater Thameslink Railway services north of Luton and no East Midlands services south of Bedford.

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Bedford train crash latest: Collision was ‘tragic isolated incident’ Network Rail says as disruption to last days

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