Two Trains Have Collided In Bedford Area Police Say

Two trains have collided in the Bedford area, police have said.

Aerial footage of the aftermath shows the two damaged East Midlands Railway (EMR) trains with most carriages on the tracks but at least one shunted off.

Footage shows a long line of emergency vehicles on a rural road as emergency crews and passengers of the two southbound trains gathered in the neighbouring field.

The two East Midlands Railway services involved were the 4.40pm from Corby to London St Pancras and the 3.50pm Nottingham to London St Pancras, the rail operator said.

Air ambulance helicopters are on the ground after the collision happened just south of the Elstow interchange between the A421 and the A6.

Serious injuries have reportedly been sustained by on-board staff and passengers, a Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union spokesperson said.

A team of RAIB (Rail Accident Investigation Branch) inspectors is on site at the scene of a collision between two trains near Elstow, to start gathering evidence.

Passenger Pete Knapp described people “crying, screaming” and said some seemed to have major injuries.

Published: 19/06/2026 by Radio NewsHub