A train driver was killed and at least 89 people injured on Friday afternoon when two commuter services collided near Bedford, about 90 km north of London, British authorities confirmed on Saturday.

The crash occurred shortly before 16:00 local time on Friday near the town of Bedford, where one train reportedly struck the rear of another service operating on the Midland Main Line. East Midlands Railway, which operated both London-bound trains, said in a statement on X on Saturday that the driver of one of the services had died in the collision. The company did not immediately provide further details about the deceased or the circumstances leading to the impact.

Emergency services and military personnel were deployed to the scene, where 11 people were hospitalised with life-threatening injuries and a further 22 with serious but non-life-threatening wounds, according to Czech public broadcaster iROZHLAS . French newspaper *Libération* described the collision as “a brutal impact,” noting that one of the carriages appeared to have been struck from behind . British health secretary James Murray said on Friday that a number of passengers had been injured, though the final toll remained provisional.

Multiple outlets reported conflicting injury figures, with some citing 89 total injuries and others noting 11 serious cases. *Le Monde* and *The Journal.ie* both reported 11 people in serious condition, while *iROZHLAS* specified 11 life-threatening, 22 serious, and 56 minor injuries . Transport police confirmed the death of one driver but did not release the individual’s name pending next of kin notification.

East Midlands Railway has suspended services on the affected line and activated its emergency response plan. The company said it was cooperating fully with the ongoing investigation led by the British Transport Police and the Rail Accident Investigation Branch. No cause for the collision has been officially determined, though signal failures and driver error are routinely examined in such incidents.

The accident comes amid heightened scrutiny of rail safety in the UK, where passenger numbers have surged since the lifting of pandemic-era restrictions. The government has pledged to review rail infrastructure and staffing levels following a series of high-profile incidents in recent years.

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