This was thanks to London North Eastern Railway (LNER) worker Andrew Johnson, who contacted the control room to get the train diverted from the fast track to the slow track.
Andrew Johnson had served in the Royal Navy for 17 years and was deployed to Iraq in 2003 (Picture: Facebook)
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Objects lie scattered on the ground at Huntingdon Station (Picture: Reuters)
The train came to a stop in Huntingdon (Picture: Metro)
But he was among the people critically injured in the attack and remained in life-threatening condition in the early hours today.
Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander told SkyNews this morning that she was ‘pleased to say’ that the former Chief Petty Officer in the Royal Navy is no longer in a life-threatening condition.
Alexander added: ‘He went into work that morning to work on that train service, to serve passengers, and he put himself in harm’s way.
‘He went in to do his job, and he left work a hero. And there are people who are alive today because of his actions and his bravery.’
The sole suspect in the attack is a British man, 32, from Peterborough,
The police do not believe the attack was terrorism related but have yet to offer a motive.
Of the 11 who were injured, five have been discharged from the hospital while Johnson remained in critical condition, the force added yesterday.
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