🔗 Share this article Courageous Train Employee Suffers Severe Injuries Amid Multiple Stabbing Incident on High-Speed Train A courageous train employee who stepped in to save passengers during a mass stabbing incident on a high-speed train has suffered critical injuries, authorities confirmed on Sunday. Details of the Frightening Event CCTV footage reportedly shows the staff member trying to stop the assailant as the train traveled between Peterborough and Huntingdon in Cambridgeshire. Bystanders recounted a terrifying 14-minute period after the train departed Peterborough, with bloodied victims fleeing through carriages. The individual, a 32-year-old British national from Peterborough, is in custody for questioning. Authorities declared a significant event on the 6:25 pm service from Peterborough to King's Cross in central London. Emergency Reaction and Aftermath The event on Saturday night resulted in 11 people being cared for in medical facilities after the train made an unscheduled stop at the station in Huntingdon. Several people have since been released from medical care. A bystander recorded the suspect waving a big knife and being shot with a Taser as he faced officers on the station. He was reportedly heard yelling, "Kill me, kill me." “This terrible incident has affected many people. We are thinking of the victims and their families – especially the brave employee of train personnel whose family are being supported by specialist personnel,” said a senior law enforcement official. Labor Reaction and Calls for Action Train associations were quick to commend staff and demand increased measures. A union leader said he would be “seeking urgent meetings with authorities, rail employers and law enforcement to guarantee that we have the best available assistance, tools and effective protocols in operation”. A different association representative urged the rail company and authorities “to move quickly to examine security, to help the impacted workers, and to ensure nothing like this occurs again”. Driver Commended for Rapid Action The operator who stopped the service at Huntingdon was described as being “very shaken” but “good”, and has been commended by union officials for doing “precisely what was needed”. “He did not stop the train in the center of two stations where it’s clearly difficult for the emergency services to reach, but he carried on going until he got to Huntingdon, where the assistance was almost already there,” stated a union official. Further Information Authorities stated they received the initial emergency calls at 7:39 pm, and the train was forced to make an unplanned stop in Huntingdon at 7:50 pm. An observer recounted initially thinking if the event was a holiday joke, but quickly understood from individuals' faces that it was real. Police have confirmed there is nothing to suggest the event was a terrorist incident and have requested the public to come forward with any additional details. Rail operations on the affected line are anticipated to experience disruption until the following day, with passengers recommended to defer their journeys where feasible. Individuals with information that could assist the investigation are encouraged to reach authorities by texting a designated number with a case code.