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Train driver killed in fatal crash 'sped up after red signal', investigators say
RAIB said the Corby train accelerated past a red signal after an earlier AWS warning, and 257 people were aboard the two trains.
- The Rail Accident Investigation Branch reported Thursday that the Corby to London St Pancras train passed a red signal on June 19, 2026, accelerating to 76mph despite the driver acknowledging the warning before striking a stationary train near Bedford.
- Before the collision, the Nottingham to London St Pancras service had stopped unexpectedly after its Automatic Warning System triggered an emergency brake, even though the signal ahead displayed green, investigators found.
- Train driver Shaun Burton died in the collision, which involved 257 passengers and staff aboard both trains; at least 160 were injured and 102 required hospital treatment, the RAIB found.
- An East Midlands Railway spokesman vowed to "take all appropriate steps to prevent something similar from happening again," while the RAIB continues examining why the Corby service failed to stop at the red signal.
- Investigators found AWS equipment positioned 16mm below rail level, outside permitted tolerances, while the signal protecting the stationary train had rarely displayed red since records began in 1985.
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The Independent (US)Train ‘sped up after acknowledging red signal’ before Bedford crash – report
The driver was killed while more than 160 passengers were injured and 102 were taken to hospital.
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Train sped up after red light warning, say investigators — Bedford rail crash
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