🔗 Share this article Brave Rail Employee Receives Severe Wounds During Mass Knife Incident on Express Train A courageous train employee who intervened to save passengers during a mass stabbing incident on a high-speed train has sustained life-threatening wounds, authorities stated on Sunday. Particulars of the Frightening Incident Surveillance footage reportedly shows the staff member attempting to halt the attacker as the train traveled between a city and Huntingdon in Cambridgeshire. Witnesses recounted a terrifying 14-minute period after the train departed Peterborough, with injured passengers running through compartments. The individual, a 32-year-old citizen from Peterborough, is in detention for questioning. Police declared a major incident 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 unscheduled stop at the station in Huntingdon. Five individuals have now been released from medical care. A witness recorded the individual waving a big knife and being subdued with a stun device as he confronted police on the station. He was reportedly heard yelling, "End my life, kill me." “This terrible incident has affected many people. Our sympathies go out to the injured and their loved ones – especially the courageous member of train personnel whose family are being supported by trained personnel,” stated a senior police officer. Union Response and Appeals for Measures Rail associations were quick to commend employees and demand increased action. A union official said he would be “seeking immediate meetings with government, rail employers and police to ensure that we have the strongest available support, tools and effective procedures in operation”. Another union leader encouraged the rail company and government “to act quickly to review safety, to support the affected 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 “very shaken” but “good”, and has been commended by association officials for doing “exactly the right thing”. “The driver did not stop the train in the center of two stops where it’s obviously difficult for the emergency services to reach, but he carried on traveling until he got to Huntingdon, where the response was almost waiting,” explained a union official. Additional Information Police said they got the initial distress calls at 7:39 pm, and the service was forced to make an unscheduled stop in Huntingdon at 7:50 pm. One observer described at first thinking if the event was a holiday joke, but soon realized from people's expressions that it was serious. Authorities have stated there is no evidence to indicate the incident was a terrorist incident and have requested the community to come forward with any further information. Train services on the affected line are anticipated to have delays until Monday, with passengers advised to postpone their travel where possible. Anyone with details that could assist the inquiry are asked to contact police by texting a specific number with a reference code.