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Passenger of Bedford crash says 90% of people on his carriage were injured
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Teacher Brett Byatt was onboard crash which kills driver, injures 89 people and leaves 33 needing hospital treatment Two trains collide near Bedford. A survivor of the Bedford train crash has told how bodies were flung across the carriages, leaving people with broken bones and deep wounds after the rush hour collision on Friday night.Brett Byatt, a teacher from Bedford, was onboard the East Midlands railway (EMR) service which rammed into another slower travelling train resulting in a crash which killed the driver, left 89 with injuries and 33 needing urgent hospital treatment. Continue reading...
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