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  "textContent": "\n\n\nKing Charles has said he has been left \"greatly saddened\" by a train crash in Bedford on Friday evening.\n\nThe collision between two East Midlands Railway (EMR) services is believed to have occurred at around 5.15pm.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nA Corby train is understood to have \"ran into the back of a Nottingham train\".\n\nIt involved the EMR 3.50pm service from Nottingham to St Pancras International and the 4.40pm Corby to St Pancras services, The Telegraph reports.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nTRENDING\n\nStories\n\nVideos\n\nYour Say\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nThe train driver was killed in the incident, with 89 people injured - 11 people with very serious injuries, 22 seriously injured and 56 with minor injuries.\n\nResponding to the tragic incident, Buckingham Palace said on Saturday morning: \"His Majesty is greatly saddened by the rail crash in Bedford yesterday evening and is being kept regularly updated on developments.\n\n\"His thoughts and sympathies are with the family of the deceased and with all those injured or affected by such a tragic incident.\"\n\nBritish Transport Police confirmed the incident on Friday night.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n\"A major incident has been declared, and officers are continuing to respond at the scene alongside colleagues from Bedfordshire Police and the local Fire and Rescue and Ambulance Services,\" the force said.\n\nMeanwhile, Eddie Dempsey, the General Secretary of the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers, sent his condolences to the family of the train driver who was killed in the accident.\n\n\"We are devastated to learn that a train driver and former RMT rep has tragically died as a result of today’s crash between Luton and Bedford,\" he stated.\n\n\"The thoughts of RMT are with their family, friends, colleagues and the ASLEF trade union at this awful time.\"\n\n### LATEST ROYAL NEWS\n\n\n\n\n  * Prince Harry 'could take Archie and Lilibet to visit Diana's grave for the first time'\n  * Duchess of Gloucester turns 80 today as King and Queen send heartfelt message\n  * Andrew 'wants taxpayer-funded security after altercation near Sandringham Estate'\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nThe first train, which was stationary on the tracks, is believed to have ground to a halt due to a safety system fault.\n\nThe second train then rammed into the back of it shortly after.\n\nThe collision took place south of the Elstow interchange between the A421 and the A6.\n\nFootage taken by passengers revealed the graphic fallout following two East Midlands Railway (EMR) services smashing into each other on the tracks.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nAnd aerial footage from earlier in the day shows two damaged trains, with one carriage pushed off the tracks.\n\nMore than 30 emergency vehicles attended the crash after EMR confirmed frontline workers were handling an incident between London St Pancras and Leicester.\n\nFive air ambulance helicopters were present at the major incident, alongside the Hazardous Area Response Team.\n\nFriends and relatives of those affected today have been instructed not to travel to the scene of the crash, Bedfordshire Police said.\n\nThe crash marks one of the most significant train crashes in the past decade in Britain.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n**Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter**",
  "title": "King Charles left 'saddened' by Bedford train crash as monarch releases statement"
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