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Train Driver Dies After Passing Red Signal | Leeds News
A train driver’s tragic death and a preventable crash unfold in this gripping inquest: Shaun Burton, 60, died after his East Midlands Railway train slammed into a stationary EMR train near Bedford, having passed a red signal. Investigators found his train traveling at 49 mph at impact, having braked from 77 mph — but the stationary train had stopped abruptly due to a brake fault. Over 160 passengers were injured, 53 still hospitalized including 8 in critical condition. While Burton’s train had an automatic warning system, how he missed the red signal remains under investigation. The coroner…
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