Heartbreaking tributes have been paid to train driver Shaun Burton, 60, who died following the train collision near Elstow, Bedfordshire, on Friday, June 19 ๐ In a statement released through British Transport Police, his family said: 'We are devastated by his loss. Our thoughts are also with those affected by this incident.' Shaun joined the railway seven years ago after previously working on buses and coaches. Dave Calfe, general secretary of train driver union Aslef, said: 'We are all heartbroken by the death of Shaun Burton, which leaves a hole in the lives of his family, friends and colleagues that will never be filled. 'He was dedicated to the job, devoted to his colleagues and enormously popular at his depot,' Calfe continued: 'The railway family grieves his passing; no-one should go off to work in the morning and not come home.' The crash happened at around 5.15pm when two East Midlands Railway services bound for London St Pancras collided just south of Bedford. Around 100 peo...
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