East Sussex train derailment RECAP as major incident declared with 20 people injured - latest updates

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RECAP: Two people were seriously injured when a train carrying 150 people derailed in East Sussex this afternoon.

Images show a carriage on its side following a train derailment in the Lewes area of East Sussex with the ambulance service saying two people are seriously injured and nine others also hurt

Three carriages from the train, which was travelling from London Victoria to Eastbourne, derailed on their side, trapping passengers.

Three carriages from the train, which was travelling from London Victoria to Eastbourne, derailed on their side, trapping passengers.

Three carriages on the Southern Rail service are flipped on to their side

"It was pandemonium... I could feel the carriage rocking," says one passenger who was on the train with his six-year-old daughter.

Two people have been seriously injured in the incident as the RAIB are investigating the cause of the derailment

Emergency services in East Sussex are working to reach people trapped after a train derailment which has left at least three carriages on their sides.

British Transport Police said the incident happened near Lewes railway station just before 4pm.

Two people have been seriously injured following the derailment near Brighton

Busy London commuter train derails in East Sussex with passengers 'trapped' after horror crash  GB News

Two seriously injured after train derails with reports dozens trapped | ITV News  itv.com

Additional nine passengers sustain less serious injuries and major disruption to services reported Two people have been seriously injured after a passenger train derailed between Haywards Heath and Lewes in East Sussex, prompting a rapid emergency response in the area. Images of the aftermath appeared to show passenger

EMERGENCY services are at the scene of a train derailment between Haywards Heath and Lewes in Sussex, Southern Rail has said

Emergency services said they were working at the scene of a train derailment near Lewes, in East Sussex, on Thursday.

Pictures of the scene on social media appeared to show at least one carriage lying on its side after the incident about 72km south of London.

A Southern Rail train has derailed between Haywards Heath and Lewes in Sussex, according to reports.

Images appear to show train carriages on their side, after reports of the derailing in Lewes

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