🔗 Share this article Heroic Rail Employee Endures Critical Wounds During Mass Knife Attack on High-Speed Train A courageous railway employee who intervened to protect passengers during a multiple knife attack on a express train has sustained critical injuries, authorities confirmed on Sunday. Particulars of the Terrifying Event CCTV video reportedly depicts the employee attempting to halt the assailant as the train journeyed between Peterborough and Huntingdon in Cambridgeshire. Witnesses described a terrifying 14-minute period after the train left Peterborough, with bloodied passengers running through carriages. The individual, a 32-year-old citizen from Peterborough, is in detention for questioning. Police announced a significant incident on the 6:25 pm service from Peterborough to King's Cross in central London. Crisis Reaction and Consequences The event on Saturday night led to 11 people being treated in hospital after the train made an unscheduled stop at the station in Huntingdon. Several people have since been discharged from hospital. A bystander recorded the individual waving a big knife and being shot with a Taser as he confronted officers on the station. He was reportedly heard yelling, "End my life, kill me." “This was a horrific attack that has had a wide impact. My thoughts and those of everyone in British Transport Police are with those injured and their families – particularly the brave member of train personnel whose family are being supported by trained officers,” stated a senior police officer. Labor Reaction and Appeals for Measures Rail associations were swift to commend staff and call for increased action. A union official stated he would be “requesting urgent meetings with government, train companies and law enforcement to guarantee that we have the best possible assistance, tools and effective procedures in operation”. A different association representative encouraged the rail company and government “to move swiftly to examine security, to help the impacted employees, and to make sure nothing like this occurs again”. Operator Commended for Rapid Action The operator who stopped the train at Huntingdon was described as being “very shaken” but “well”, and has been praised by association representatives for doing “exactly the right thing”. “The driver did not halt the service in the middle of two stations where it’s obviously challenging for the first responders to access, but he continued traveling until he arrived to Huntingdon, where the response was almost already there,” stated a association official. Additional Details Police said they got the first distress reports at 7:39 pm, and the service was compelled to make an unscheduled stop in Huntingdon at 7:50 pm. One witness recounted at first wondering if the event was a Halloween prank, but soon realized from people's expressions that it was serious. Police have confirmed there is nothing to indicate the incident was a terrorist attack and have asked the community to provide with any additional details. Train operations on the affected line are anticipated to have disruption until the following day, with passengers recommended to defer their travel where feasible. Anyone with information that could help the investigation are encouraged to reach authorities by sending a message a designated number with a case code.