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Get the free app no ads · no paywallNews · 21 June 2026
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A train driver died and 100 people were injured after two East Midlands Railway services collided near Bedford on Friday. Twenty-eight people remain in hospital, with nine in critical condition after the crash at about 17:15 BST. British Transport Police are investigating and have asked people not to speculate on what happened.
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