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Tributes pour in for train driver killed in crash as experts work to reopen line

Shaun Burton, 60, was described as ‘dedicated to his job, devoted to his colleagues and enormously popular at his depot’.

Evening Standard

Family pay tribute to 'devoted' train driver killed in Bedford crash

Around 100 people were injured in the crash as nine are currently fighting for their lives in hospital

Evening Standard

Key unanswered questions after horror Bedford train crash as investigators probe cause

Questions remain unanswered about the horrific Bedford train crash that left one person dead and 100 injured, as investigators continue to work to establish the cause of the crash.

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Tributes paid to ‘dedicated’ driver killed in train crash near Bedford as update issued on disruption

Shaun Burton, 60, died when the East Midlands Railway train he was driving crashed near Bedford

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Shaun Burton named as driver killed in Bedford train crash

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Driver killed in train crash near Bedford named as family pay tribute

Shaun Burton’s family said they were devastated by his loss, in a statement released by British Transport Police.

Evening Standard

Does Bedford train crash raise wider questions about safety?

It is not yet clear what could have allowed the two trains to collide despite multiple failsafes in today’s railways

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Train driver killed in Bedford crash named as family pay tribute

Family of Shaun Burton, 60, say they are ‘devastated by his loss’ and their thoughts are ‘also with those affected’

The Guardian - UK

Rail line closed for a week after fatal Bedford train crash

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The Independent UK

Passengers face a week of rail disruption after fatal Bedford train crash

The crash killed the driver of one of the trains and left around 100 people injured

Evening Standard

Passengers to face rail disruption for a week following fatal train crash

Network Rail said a ‘complex recovery operation’ to remove the damaged trains and carriages from the railway had begun.

The Independent UK

‘There was panic’: shock and horror in the Bedfordshire village next to the train crash

The collision that killed one driver and injured 100 cast a sombre mood among Elstow residents, many of whom often use the local service

The Guardian - UK

Nine people in critical condition after Bedford train crash kills driver

East of England ambulance service says number of people listed as seriously injured has increased to 32

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Nine in critical condition after deadly Bedford train crash

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Nine Bedford train crash victims fighting for life after deadly rush hour rail disaster

Dozens of passengers remain in hospital as investigators probe the cause of Friday’s collision between two London-bound services

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Bedford train passenger speaks out after horrific crash

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Bedford train crash passenger captures collision aftermath on video

A passenger who was on board one of the trains involved in a crash south of Bedford on Friday (19 June) captured the scene at the collision site on video.

The Independent UK

Bedford train crash: Everything we know about the collision that killed a driver and injured 100

Investigations into the cause of the crash between two East Midlands Railways services are ongoing

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London train crash: 9 in critical condition, 28 hospitalised after passenger trains collide near Bedford

At least 28 people remain in hospital, nine of them in critical condition, after two East Midlands Railway (EMR) trains collided near Bedford on Friday evening, killing the driver of one of the services.

The Independent UK

King ‘greatly saddened’ after train driver killed and dozens injured after crash

The crash involved two East Midlands Railway (EMR) services.

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Bedford train crash passenger ‘angry’ after horror collision

A passenger on board one of the two trains that collided south of Bedford on Friday afternoon (19 June) said he was feeling “angry” the morning after the crash.

Evening Standard

No trains from St Pancras to Bedford following fatal rail crash

No services will run between the stations until at least Monday

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Train driver killed after major East Midlands Railway collision as 56 injured

A train driver was killed and dozens of others were seriously injured when two passenger trains collided near Bedford in England

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Passenger describes terror of Bedford train crash: ‘People were crying and screaming’

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France 24

One dead and dozens injured in train collision north of London

One person was killed and dozens of others were injured after two passenger trains travelling towards London collided near Bedford on Friday evening, triggering an emergency response and suspending rail services to and from St Pancras station.

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