Yesterday there was a horrible train crash near Bedford.
The driver of one of the trains died, many passengers were injured.
The cause is not known.
Without minimising this for the victims, let's not forget that this was only the fourth death in a rail collision between two trains on Britain's railways •this century•. There's been 9 deaths on the railway from all causes in the last 10 years (See link below)
But remember that on average 5 people died on Britain's roads •every day• this year and will continue to do so.
British railways are a supremely safe way to travel.
We continue to normalise road deaths but focus on the rare occasions when rail (and air) crashes happen.
Keep perspective.
>> Edit to correct my erroneous number of rail deaths this century. There's a list of all British rail crashes at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_rail_accidents_in_the_United_Kingdom
#railways #Bedford #TrainCrash
Mike 🇬🇧 🇪🇺
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