Two passenger trains have collided near Bedford, roughly an hour north of London, leaving several people seriously injured and triggering a major emergency response.
Several people are seriously hurt after two passenger trains slammed into each other near Bedford, about an hour outside London. The BBC, which first broke the story, reported that firefighters, paramedics and police all rushed to the scene in what quickly became a large-scale emergency response.
One shaken passenger described the impact as feeling like a “bomb explosion,” and live television footage backed up the scale of the chaos, showing emergency crews swarming the crash site as rescue operations pressed on.
Authorities are yet to confirm the exact casualty count or pinpoint what caused the collision, with a full investigation expected to get underway once the scene is secured. Rail services in the area remain heavily disrupted as officials work to assist stranded passengers and assess the damage to the tracks.
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