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A valiant train employee who intervened to protect travelers during a mass stabbing attack on a express train has sustained life-threatening injuries, authorities confirmed on Sunday.

Details of the Frightening Incident

CCTV video allegedly depicts the employee trying to halt the assailant as the train traveled between a city and another station in the county. Bystanders described a terrifying 14-minute duration after the train departed Peterborough, with injured passengers fleeing through carriages.

The individual, a 32-year-old citizen from Peterborough, remains in detention for questioning. Authorities announced a significant event on the 6:25 pm service from Peterborough to King's Cross in central London.

Crisis Response and Consequences

The event on the weekend led to 11 people being cared for in hospital after the train made an unplanned stop at platform 2 in Huntingdon. Five individuals have now been discharged from hospital.

A witness recorded the individual waving a big knife and being subdued with a stun device as he faced officers on the platform. He was allegedly heard shouting, "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 courageous member of train personnel whose family are being assisted by specialist officers,” stated a high-ranking law enforcement official.

Labor Response and Appeals for Action

Rail associations were swift to commend staff and call for increased measures. A union leader said he would be “seeking urgent meetings with government, rail employers and police to guarantee that we have the best available support, tools and robust procedures in place”.

A different union representative urged the train operator and authorities “to act quickly to examine security, to support the impacted employees, and to ensure that no incident like this happens again”.

Operator Commended for Quick Thinking

The train driver who halted the train at Huntingdon was described as being “very shaken” but “good”, and has been praised by association representatives for doing “precisely what was needed”.

“The driver did not halt the service in the center of two stations where it’s obviously challenging for the first responders to reach, but he continued traveling until he arrived to Huntingdon, where the response was pretty much already there,” stated a union representative.

Further Details

Police stated they received the first 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 Halloween prank, but soon understood from individuals' faces that it was serious.

Authorities have stated there is nothing to indicate the event was a terrorist attack and have asked the public to come forward with any further details.

Rail operations on the affected line are anticipated to experience disruption until the following day, with travelers recommended to defer their journeys where possible.

Anyone with information that could assist the investigation are encouraged to contact police by sending a message a designated number with a case code.