Nine people remain in critical condition after fatal UK train crash

Nine people remain in a critical condition following a train crash on Friday near Bedford, about ​60 miles (100 km) north of London, in which ‌the driver of one of the services was killed.

Two passenger trains bound for London collided at around 5.15 p.m. local ​time (1615 GMT) on Friday. The driver of one ​of the trains died at the scene.

Providing an ⁠update on those injured in the crash on ​Saturday, British Transport Police Chief Constable Lucy D'Orsi said ​more than 80 people had received hospital treatment on Friday night.

"As of this morning, 28 remain in hospital, and nine are ​in a critical condition," she said.

Investigators were working to ​establish what caused the accident, D'Orsi added.

A video posted on social ‌media ⁠by one of the passengers on Friday showed what appeared to be the damaged front of one train entangled with the back of another, with the ​carriages remaining upright.

Prime ​Minister Keir ⁠Starmer described it as a "devastating incident" in a post on X.

King Charles' Buckingham Palace ​also issued a statement, saying: "His Majesty is ​greatly ⁠saddened by the rail crash in Bedford yesterday evening and is being kept regularly updated on developments.

"His thoughts ⁠and ​sympathies are with the family of ​the deceased and with all those injured or affected by such a ​tragic incident."

-Reuters