Bedford train crash: Section of Ampthill Road closed all week
Ampthill Road, in Elstow from the Interchange way roundabout to Manor Road in Kempston Hardwick will remain closed until Sunday (June 28).
In an emergency public notice from the council, it states the closure will run for 24 hours and that diversions will be signed.
For more info, call Bedford Borough Council on 01234 718003.
The closure comes after Friday’s collision between two East Midlands trains close to Elstow which cost Shaun Burton – one of the train drivers – his life.
Over 80 people were treated at hospital with nine in a critical condition as British Transport Police (BTP) declared the collision a major incident. BTP is working closely with colleagues at the Rail Accident Investigation Branch to see how the collision happened.