Two trains collide north of London, killing at least 1 person and injuring dozens

LONDON (AP) — Emergency services rushed to the country of a collision betwixt 2 trains northbound of London connected Friday that killed astatine slightest 1 idiosyncratic and injured dozens. A rider reported that helium was thrown guardant by the interaction past saw chap travelers with breached bones and bloody injuries.

Both trains were traveling southbound to London St. Pancras presumption erstwhile they collided extracurricular the municipality of Bedford astir 5:15 p.m., according to accusation connected obstruction tracking websites. Emergency services deployed a fig of resources to the country including an aerial ambulance and hazardous incidental squad from the East of England Ambulance Service.

“We cognize that a fig of radical person been injured and 1 idiosyncratic has precise sadly died,’’ constabulary said successful a statement. “A large incidental has been declared, and officers are continuing to respond astatine the country alongside colleagues from Bedfordshire Police and the section Fire and Rescue and Ambulance Services.''

The East of England Ambulance Service aboriginal said that 11 radical had precise superior injuries, 22 were earnestly injured and 56 had insignificant injuries.

Peter Knapp, a bid passenger, said helium was successful the rear bid erstwhile the collision occurred without immoderate warning.

“There was a infinitesimal of being flung into the seat successful front, and past I saw smoke," Knapp said. “People were crying, screaming. People were truthful frightened and confused.”

“I got up and I saw a batch of radical who were incapable to speak, had breached legs," helium added. "And past I managed to get retired of the bid and due to the fact that I’m rather bladed I was capable to compression retired done the spread successful the doors.”

Photos and videos posted connected societal media showed dozens of people, immoderate with bandages but galore who appeared uninjured, lasting and sitting among exigency vehicles parked connected a roadworthy that runs parallel to the bid tracks.

The RMT union, which represents galore railway workers, said it was monitoring the concern and expressed its interest implicit reports of “serious injuries” sustained by some bid unit and passengers.

East Midlands Railway said successful a connection that the 4:40 p.m. bid from Corby to St. Pancras had been progressive successful the collision with the 3:50 p.m. bid from Nottingham to the aforesaid station. The institution said it had cancelled each trains to and from St. Pancras for the remainder of Friday and it was incapable to corroborate the docket for Saturday.

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