A very tragic train accident in which the train driver was killed and more than 100 people have received treatment in hospital

A very tragic train accident in which the train driver was killed and more than 100 people have received treatment in hospital after Friday’s train crash near Bedford with 53 of those remaining there by yesterday, including eight in a critical condition, British Transport Police said. Bedford train crash near Elstow on 19 June 2026 , investigators have not yet determined the exact cause. What is known is that a passenger train from Corby to London St Pancras collided with the rear of a stationary East Midlands Railway train from Nottingham to London St Pancras. The driver of the following train was killed and around 100 people were injured.