One dead and dozens injured in train collision north of London
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- Issued on: 20/06/2026 - 06:57Modified: 20/06/2026 - 07:00
- By: FRANCE 24 Emergency personnel work on a train on the tracks outside Bedford, England, after a train from Corby to London St.
- Pancras station when they collided outside the town of Bedford around 5:15 pm, according to information on rail tracking websites.
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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.
Issued on: 20/06/2026 - 06:57Modified: 20/06/2026 - 07:00
By: FRANCE 24 Emergency personnel work on a train on the tracks outside Bedford, England, after a train from Corby to London St. Pancras and another from Nottingham to London St. Pancras, collided on Friday June 19, 2026. © Jamie Lashmar/PA via AP Two trains collided north of London on Friday, killing a driver and seriously injuring dozens of people on board. A passenger described being thrown forward by the impact then seeing fellow travelers with broken bones and bloody injuries.