- A train driver was killed in a crash in Bedfordshire after his train reportedly passed a red signal moments before the collision, according to investigators.
- Shaun Burton, 60, died when the East Midlands Railway (EMR) train he was operating struck the rear of another stationary EMR train.
- The Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) stated in an interim report that the incident occurred at 5:15 pm on Friday near Elstow, close to Bedford.
- Investigators are still determining what indications the driver received from the automatic warning system (AWS) equipment fitted to the train.
- The collision resulted in 162 injuries, with 102 people requiring hospital treatment; 53 individuals remain hospitalised, eight of whom are in a critical condition.
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