All train crash patients moved out of critical care
Written by HFM News on 8th July 2026
All passengers injured in the major crash involving two East Midlands Railway trains have now been moved out of critical care.
The collision near Bedford, on 19 June claimed the life of driver Shaun Burton and left 162 people injured, with more than 100 requiring hospital treatment.
Among those injured was BBC Radio London presenter Jo Good, who had boarded one of the trains at Market Harborough while travelling back to London St Pancras after attending an event.
Passengers near the scene of the crash. Pic: Peter Knapp
She has now returned to her show after suffering four fractures to her face in the crash. She told listeners she was thrown from her seat when the London-bound express train collided with the service she was travelling on, causing her carriage to partially roll.
Recalling the aftermath, Jo said: “In movies, there’s always screaming and high drama. There wasn’t any. It was silent actually, people in the deepest shock.”
She also praised the response of emergency crews, NHS staff and the train guard who helped passengers evacuate the damaged carriage.
Jo added: “They said they’d trained for this for 11 years… and they said, ‘we never thought we’d have to do it, to practice it’. But it was like clockwork.”
The scene of the crash. Pic: Peter Knapp
The Nottingham service she was travelling on came to an unexpected stop near a signal after its brakes were applied because of a fault with its Automatic Warning System.
A Corby service travelling towards the same destination then collided with the stationary train.
The Rail Accident Investigation Branch continues to investigate the circumstances of the crash, including why the express train passed a red signal before hitting the stationary service.
