🔗 Share this article Heroic Train Employee Receives Critical Wounds Amid Multiple Knife Attack on Express Service A courageous train staff member who intervened to save passengers during a multiple knife attack on a express train has suffered critical injuries, police stated on Sunday. Details of the Frightening Event CCTV footage allegedly shows the employee attempting to halt the attacker as the train traveled between a city and another station in the county. Bystanders described a frightening 14-minute duration after the train departed Peterborough, with injured victims running through carriages. The individual, a 32-year-old citizen from Peterborough, is in detention for questioning. Police announced a significant event on the 6:25 pm service from Peterborough to King's Cross in downtown London. Emergency Reaction and Consequences The incident on the weekend led to 11 people being cared for in medical facilities after the train made an unplanned stop at the station in Huntingdon. Several people have since been discharged from medical care. A witness filmed the individual brandishing a big knife and being subdued with a Taser as he faced officers on the station. He was allegedly heard shouting, "End my life, end my life." “This awful event has created broad consequences. We are thinking of the victims and their families – particularly the courageous employee of rail staff whose relatives are being supported by specialist personnel,” stated a senior police officer. Union Response and Appeals for Action Train associations were swift to commend staff and call for increased action. One union leader said he would be “seeking immediate meetings with government, train companies and law enforcement to guarantee that we have the best available support, tools and effective protocols in place”. A different association representative urged the rail company and authorities “to act quickly to review safety, to support the impacted employees, and to ensure that no incident like this occurs again”. Driver Commended for Quick Thinking The operator who stopped the service at Huntingdon was reported as being “deeply affected” but “good”, and has been commended by union representatives for doing “precisely what was needed”. “The driver did not stop the service in the middle of two stations where it’s obviously difficult for the emergency services to reach, but he carried on going until he arrived to Huntingdon, where the assistance was almost already there,” explained a association official. Further Details Police stated they got the initial distress reports at 7:39 pm, and the train was compelled to make an unscheduled stop in Huntingdon at 7:50 pm. An witness described at first wondering if the event was a Halloween joke, but soon understood from individuals' expressions that it was real. Police have stated there is no evidence to suggest the incident was a terrorist incident and have requested the community to come forward with any further details. Rail services on the affected line are expected to have disruption until Monday, with travelers advised to postpone their journeys where possible. Anyone with information that could assist the investigation are asked to reach police by texting a specific number with a reference code.