{"id":204279,"date":"2026-07-14T09:21:07","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T09:21:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tahrir2day.com\/news\/2026\/07\/14\/train-crash-driver-died-from-traumatic-injuries\/"},"modified":"2026-07-14T09:21:07","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T09:21:07","slug":"train-crash-driver-died-from-traumatic-injuries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tahrir2day.com\/news\/2026\/07\/14\/train-crash-driver-died-from-traumatic-injuries\/","title":{"rendered":"Train crash driver died from traumatic injuries"},"content":{"rendered":"<div >\n<p ><b >A train driver died from traumatic injuries to the brain and chest in the Bedfordshire train crash, an inquest has heard.<\/b><\/p>\n<p >Shaun Burton, 60, died when his train ploughed into the back of another service  at Elstow, near Bedford, on 19 June. It left 162 people injured, including 102 who required hospital treatment.<\/p>\n<p >An inquest into the death of the driver opened in Ampthill, Bedfordshire, and has been adjourned until a later date which has not been fixed yet.<\/p>\n<p >Senior Coroner for Bedfordshire and Luton, Emma Whitting, told the hearing the inquest would be adjourned pending reports from the Rail Accident Investigation Branch and British Transport Police.<\/p>\n<p >Burton lived in Cambridgeshire and previously been a parish and district councillor, representing The Stukeleys ward on Huntingdonshire District Council.<\/p>\n<p >During the hearing, which lasted five minutes, the coroner&#8217;s officer read a statement which said a consultant pathologist identified the cause of death to be traumatic injuries to the brain stem and chest, pending further investigations.<\/p>\n<p >Burton was pronounced dead at the scene at 18:49 BST on 19 June. 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