British Transport Police reported one fatality and several injuries after a two-train collision by two East Midlands Railway trains near Bedford which occurred on Friday, June 19.
The East of England Ambulance Service deployed multiple resources, including an air ambulance, to the site 100km north of London and advised people to avoid the area.
Social media footage from a passenger showed the front of one train entangled with the rear of another.
Both Health Minister James Murray and Transport Minister Heidi Alexander expressed deep concern and are monitoring the situation.
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