Bedford train crash: Police to return retrieved passengers' property - here's how to claim yours
British Transport Police (BTP) have collected what they’ve described as a significant amount of passenger property following Friday’s fatal crash (June 19) near Elstow.
They are being held in a secure East Midlands Railway storage facility, ready to return to passengers caught up in the collision between two East Midland Railway trains – and BTP have vowed to continue searches as carriages are removed from the site.
Anyone looking for their property should text BTP on 61016, or call 0800 40 50 40, using the reference 668 of 20 June, providing:
>Their name, telephone number and email address
>Which train they were on
>The carriage they were in
>A thorough description of item(s) left, including any distinctive features, or if they left a bag, what was inside it
BTP’s contact centre staff will take your details and pass them to EMR, who will then contact you directly to arrange the return of your property.
In a statement, BTP added: “After contacting BTP, officers will cross reference your details against those we have already spoken to as part of our investigation and make contact with you.
"While we’ve already identified and contacted many of those involved, we recognise that some people may not have been able to speak to us. It is crucial that we speak to all passengers, and anyone who has yet to speak to police is asked to get in touch with us directly to tell us what happened using the QR code.”
Eight people are in a critical condition and a further 53 people remain in hospital following the head-on the collision. Shaun Burton, 60, driver of one of the trains, was pronounced dead at the scene.