Passenger of Bedford crash says 90% of people on his carriage were injured

Published June 20, 2026 · Category: News

Overview

Teacher Brett Byatt was onboard train during incident that killed driver and left 33 people seriously injured

A survivor of the Bedford train crash has told how bodies were flung across the carriages, leaving people with broken bones and deep wounds after the rush hour collision on Friday night.

Details

Brett Byatt, a teacher from Bedford, was onboard the East Midlands railway (EMR) service which rammed into another slower travelling train resulting in a crash which killed the driver, left 89 with injuries and 33 needing urgent hospital treatment.

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Originally published at www.theguardian.com.

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