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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
National
Michael Howie

Train driver who died in Bedford crash went through red signal, investigators reveal

A train driver who died in a crash involving two London-bound services near Bedford passed a red signal moments before the collision, Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) investigators say.

Shaun Burton, 60, died when the East Midlands Railway (EMR) train he was driving hit the back of a stationary train run by the same operator.

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