Bedford Hospital operates a 400-bed district general hospital serving Bedford and parts of Central Bedfordshire; current status in the NHS network. The area is impacted by the late-afternoon collision of two London-bound trains near Bedford.
Two southbound East Midlands Railway services have collided south of Bedford at about 5:15pm on 19 June 2026. Emergency services have declared a major incident; one person has died at the scene. The East of England Ambulance Service has reported 11 very serious injuries, 22 serious injuries and 56 minor injuries.