🔗 Share this article Brave Train Staff Member Receives Severe Injuries Amid Mass Knife Attack on High-Speed Service A valiant train employee who stepped in to save passengers during a multiple knife incident on a high-speed train has sustained critical wounds, police stated on Sunday. Particulars of the Terrifying Event Surveillance video reportedly shows the employee attempting to stop the attacker as the train traveled between a city and Huntingdon in Cambridgeshire. Witnesses 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, is in custody for questioning. Authorities declared a major incident on the 6:25 pm service from Peterborough to King's Cross in downtown London. Crisis Response 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 platform 2 in Huntingdon. Several people have since been discharged from medical care. A bystander filmed the suspect brandishing a big knife and being shot with a Taser as he confronted officers on the platform. He was allegedly heard shouting, "Kill me, end my life." “This terrible incident has affected many people. My thoughts and those of everyone in British Transport Police are with those injured and their families – especially the brave employee of rail staff whose relatives are being assisted by specialist personnel,” stated a high-ranking law enforcement officer. Labor Reaction and Appeals for Measures Rail associations were swift to commend employees and demand more measures. A union official said he would be “requesting urgent meetings with government, train companies and police to ensure that we have the strongest available assistance, resources and robust procedures in place”. Another union representative encouraged the rail company and authorities “to move quickly to examine safety, to support the affected workers, and to make sure that no incident like this occurs again”. Driver Commended for Rapid Thinking The operator who halted the service at Huntingdon was described as being “deeply affected” but “well”, and has been commended by union officials for doing “exactly the right thing”. “He did not stop the service in the center of two stops where it’s clearly difficult for the first responders to reach, but he continued going until he arrived to Huntingdon, where the assistance was almost already there,” explained a union representative. Additional Information Authorities said they received the initial emergency reports at 7:39 pm, and the service was compelled to make an unscheduled stop in Huntingdon at 7:50 pm. One observer recounted at first thinking if the event was a holiday joke, but quickly understood from people's expressions that it was real. Police have stated there is no evidence to indicate the event was a terrorist incident and have asked the public to provide with any further details. Rail services on the impacted line are anticipated to experience disruption until the following day, with travelers recommended to postpone their travel where feasible. Anyone with details that could assist the investigation are encouraged to contact police by texting a specific number with a case code.