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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Gwyn Topham Transport correspondent

SHOCKING: Bedford rail crash train sped up after red light warning say investigators | Mind Blowing Facts

Investigators and police officers in front of the two crashed trains
Investigators and police officers at the scene on 20 June, a day after the collision. Photograph: Tolga Akmen/EPA

The train that ran into the back of another in the Bedford rail crash sped up after the driver received a warning he had passed a red light, rail investigators have reported.

The driver of the East Midlands train, who died in the crash in June, acknowledged the automatic warning but did not appear to act after passing a danger signal that was rarely ever red.

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