Hero ticket inspector hurt in crash helped others
Key takeaways
- Alex Pope,Bedford Railway Stationand Rachael Mc Menemy EPA/Shutterstock.
- A train driver was killed and about 100 people were injured when two East Midlands Railway (EMR) services to London St Pancras collided at about 17:15 BST on Friday.
- Praising the inspector's actions, Mareks Grabovskis told the BBC: "I could see he was in pain himself, but he was telling someone on the radio to close the lines, and checking if everyone else was OK."
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Alex Pope,Bedford Railway Stationand Rachael Mc Menemy EPA/Shutterstock. A passenger has praised the actions of a ticket inspector in the aftermath of Friday's crash. A ticket inspector who helped injured passengers, despite being hurt himself, after a fatal crash between two trains near Bedford has been described as a hero.
A train driver was killed and about 100 people were injured when two East Midlands Railway (EMR) services to London St Pancras collided at about 17:15 BST on Friday.
Praising the inspector's actions, Mareks Grabovskis told the BBC: "I could see he was in pain himself, but he was telling someone on the radio to close the lines, and checking if everyone else was OK."