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One killed and dozens injured in train collision north of London
Yahoo • • world
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- A train driver was killed and dozens of passengers injured in a collision between two East Midlands Railway commuter trains about 60 miles north of London on Friday afternoon.
- The crash resulted in 11 people sustaining very serious injuries, 22 seriously injured, and 56 with minor injuries, according to the East of England Ambulance Service.
- A passenger video showed the front of one train entangled with the back of another, though the carriages remained upright on the tracks.
- Prime Minister Keir Starmer expressed condolences to the family of the deceased and those injured, while transport minister Heidi Alexander confirmed an investigation is underway.
- A doctor onboard one of the trains described a sudden crash with a carriage derailed and reported sustaining minor injuries.
