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13:12, Wed, Jun 24, 2026 Updated: 13:12, Wed, Jun 24, 2026

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Bedford train crash (Image: Getty)

A train driver who died in a crash near Bedford on Friday passed a red signal moments before the collision, the Rail Accident Investigation Branch said.

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