- Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has said his thoughts are with the family of the person who died in the train collision as well as the people who were injured.
- In a statement on X, Sir Keir said: “Hugely concerning reports of a collision involving two passenger trains near Bedford.
- “First and foremost, my thoughts are with the family of the person who has sadly lost their life, and with those who have been seriously injured. I am grateful to the emergency services for their swift response to this tragic incident.”
- The Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander said she was “deeply saddened” by the news one person had been killed in the train crash near Bedford.
- Unite general secretary Sharon Graham added that the train crash near Bedford was “deeply worrying and upsetting” and Unite officers would be “fully involved in the investigation to understand how and why it happened and to ensure that such accidents never happen again.”
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