🔗 Share this article Heroic Train Employee Receives Critical Wounds Amid Mass Knife Attack on Express Train A courageous train staff member who intervened to protect passengers during a mass stabbing incident on a express train has sustained life-threatening wounds, police stated on Sunday. Particulars of the Frightening Incident CCTV footage reportedly shows the employee trying to stop the assailant as the train traveled between a city and Huntingdon in the county. Bystanders recounted a frightening 14-minute duration after the train left Peterborough, with bloodied passengers fleeing through carriages. The individual, a 32-year-old British national from Peterborough, remains in detention for interrogation. Police declared a significant event on the 6:25 pm service from Peterborough to King's Cross in downtown London. Emergency Reaction and Aftermath The event on Saturday night 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 now been released from hospital. A bystander recorded the suspect waving a large knife and being subdued with a stun device as he faced officers on the station. He was reportedly heard shouting, "Kill me, kill me." “This terrible incident has affected many people. Our sympathies go out to the injured and their loved ones – particularly the brave employee of rail staff whose family are being assisted by specialist officers,” said a senior police officer. Union Reaction and Calls for Action Train unions were quick to commend employees and call for increased measures. One union leader stated he would be “seeking urgent meetings with authorities, train companies and police to ensure that we have the best available support, tools and robust procedures in operation”. Another association leader urged the rail company and authorities “to move quickly to review safety, to help the impacted employees, and to make sure that no incident like this happens again”. Operator Commended for Rapid Thinking The operator who stopped the service at Huntingdon was described as being “deeply affected” but “well”, and has been commended by union representatives for doing “precisely what was needed”. “He did not halt the service in the center of two stops where it’s obviously challenging for the first responders to access, but he carried on traveling until he arrived to Huntingdon, where the response was almost already there,” explained a union official. Additional Details Authorities said they received the first distress reports at 7:39 pm, and the service was forced to make an unplanned stop in Huntingdon at 7:50 pm. One observer recounted at first wondering if the situation was a Halloween prank, but soon understood from individuals' expressions that it was serious. Police have stated there is no evidence to suggest the incident was a terror-related attack and have requested the public to come forward with any further information. Rail services on the affected line are anticipated to experience disruption until the following day, with passengers recommended to defer their travel where possible. Anyone with details that could assist the investigation are asked to contact authorities by texting a specific number with a reference code.