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Train driver who died in crash that injured 100 had passed red signal moments before collision, investigators say
Preliminary findings say a fault in the lead train’s warning system triggered brakes before the rear train passed a red signal and hit it, injuring 162.
- On Friday, a train collision on the Midland Main Line near Bedford killed East Midlands Railway driver Shaun Burton when one London-bound service struck the rear of a stationary train.
- The Rail Accident Investigation Branch reported that the first train stopped unexpectedly after an Automatic Warning System fault activated its brakes, while the following service passed a red signal before colliding on the Up Fast line.
- A total of 162 people were injured, with 102 requiring hospital treatment; 53 remain hospitalized, including eight in critical condition, following the crash 2.5 miles south of Bedford station.
- Will Rogers, Managing Director at EMR, said "We are deeply sorry that this has happened on our railway," and confirmed the operator is cooperating fully with the Rail Accident Investigation Branch and Office of Rail and Road.
- Investigators continue examining evidence to determine full accident circumstances as Rogers emphasized that "Britain's railway remains one of the safest in the world," with fatal incidents extremely rare.
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The train driver died in the accident, and 162 people were injured in the collision.
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