- Emergency services are responding to an incident on a railway line south of Bedford, following initial reports of a collision involving two trains.
- British Transport Police have confirmed that one person has died, while 33 people have suffered “very serious” or “serious” injuries following the crash.
- Bedford Hospital urged members of the public to not attend the Accident & Emergency department unless they have a “genuine medical emergency.”
- East Midlands Railways released a statement which read: “Trains are unable to run in or out on London St Pancras for the remainder of this evening. Customers are advised DO NOT TRAVEL this evening (19th June).”
- Keir Starmer said news of the collision was “hugely concerning”, adding that he is “grateful to the emergency services for their swift response to this tragic incident”.
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