Video shows scene of Bedford train crash as passenger describes aftermath

Nine people remained in hospital on Saturday afternoon following a fatal crash between two East Midlands trains in Bedford on Friday.

British Transport Police Chief Constable Lucy D’Orsi sent her “deepest condolences” to the family, friends and colleagues of the train’s driver, who died.

She also said more than 80 people were treated in hospital after the crash at about 17:15 on Friday – with 28 remaining in hospital on Saturday afternoon.

Speaking to the BBC on Friday, passenger Pete Knapp described the crash as being “like a bomb explosion”.

Network Rail has said there will be a “complex recovery operation”, with no trains running between London St Pancras and Bedford over the weekend.

The Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander said a “thorough investigation” into how the collision happened would be carried out.