More than 100 people have now received hospital treatment following Friday’s fatal train collision near Bedford, while 53 people remain in hospital and eight are still in a critical condition.
British Transport Police (BTP) provided the latest casualty update on Sunday as recovery work and investigations continued at the crash site south of Bedford.
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Officers were called to the railway near Elstow at around 5.15pm on Friday, 19 June, after two East Midlands Railway services travelling towards London collided.
The collision claimed the life of train driver Shaun Burton, 60, whose family paid tribute to him on Saturday.
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BTP said the number of people receiving treatment and remaining in hospital continues to change as patients recover and are discharged.
Personal belongings
Deputy Chief Constable Stuart Cundy said the force’s thoughts remained with Mr Burton’s family, colleagues and everyone affected by the collision.
“This is a priority investigation for BTP and our experienced senior investigating officer is working *in parallel with the* Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) to establish the full circumstances of how this incident came to happen,” he said.
DCC Cundy said personal belongings had been recovered from the two trains, and police would provide an update shortly on how passengers could retrieve their own.
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Meanwhile, the recovery operation continues this week as engineers work to remove the damaged trains and repair the railway before services can resume between Bedford and London.
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