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Emergency personnel work on a train on the tracks outside Bedford, England, after a train from Corby to London St. Pancras and another from Nottingham to London St. Pancras.

Video. Driver dies and nine in critical condition after trains collide in UK

Updated: 20/06/2026 - 14:10 GMT+2

More than 20 ambulances, six air ambulances and specialist hazardous area response teams attended the scene in southeast England.

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