One dead, 89 injured as two passenger trains collide near Bedford

Two East Midlands Railway trains collided near Kempston Hardwick, south of Bedford, on 19 June at 17:14 GMT, killing one driver and injuring 89 people, eleven with very serious injuries. British Transport Police declared a major incident. The collision occurs on a busy commuter corridor serving London St Pancras. Investigators will examine signalling, driver factors, and whether Train Protection and Warning System safeguards were active.