Event Brief
Train driver Shaun Burton dies after Bedfordshire crash
Filed: Jul 14, 2026 at 6:10 AM ET
Summary: An inquest heard that Shaun Burton died from traumatic injuries in the Elstow train collision on 19 June.
WHO: Shaun Burton; Senior Coroner for Bedfordshire and Luton, Emma Whitting
WHAT: Inquest hears the train driver died from traumatic injuries following a collision at Elstow near Bedford.
WHEN: Jul 14, 2026 at 5:36 AM ET
WHERE: Elstow near Bedford, Bedfordshire, England
WHY: Burton died from traumatic injuries to the brain and chest sustained in the collision.
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