By GB News (World News) | Created at 2026-06-24 12:31:04 | Updated at 2026-06-24 13:57:26
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The train driver who died in the Bedford crash passed a red signal just moments before the collision, an investigation has found.
Shaun Burton, 60, was killed in the crash on Friday, with more than 100 other people being injured.
The crash involved two East Midlands Railway trains, with one hitting the back of the other on the same line in Elstow near Bedford just after 5pm on Friday.
Mr Burton died when the train he was driving hit the back of a stationary train.
The Rail Accident Investigation Branch released an interim report stating Mr Burton's train proceeded to pass a red signal near the scene of the crash in Elstow.
It added, however, "it is not yet possible to say what indication the driver received" from automatic warning system equipment in the train.
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