24 jun 2026
Bedford train crash occurred after train passed red signal and was not stopped, investigators believe

Interim report says other train it hit had halted on line because warning system wrongly caused it to brake The train whose driver died in the Bedford rail crash passed a danger signal and was not automatically stopped while the train it hit had halted on the line because its warning system had wrongly caused it to brake, investigators believe.
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A preliminary report from the Independent Rail Accident Investigation Branch is published.
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Train passed red signal before fatal crash - report
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