Kiwi Tristan Dryburgh thought he was ‘going to die’ as British East Sussex train derailed

Tristan Dryburgh was planning on heading to France before the train met with disaster.

Today23:18 BSTEnd of live coverageWe're bringing our live coverage of this event to a close for now.You can read our wrap of everything we know so far here.Today22:49 BST'No time-table' on when railway will reopen, bosses say No timetable can be given for when the railway will be able to “safely reopen” after the derai

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

"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.

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

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.

Photographs circulated online show at least two carriages of a train lying on their side

British Transport Police said paramedics and the fire service were on site following the derailment

Photographs circulated online show at least two carriages of a train lying on their side

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

Craig Munro | Senior Politics Reporter Published August 13, 2026 4:43pm Updated August 13, 2026 4:46pm Lewes station in East Sussex (Picture: Getty Images) A train has derailed near Lewes railway station in East Sussex. Emergency services were called to the scene at around 3.55pm, with the public being warned to avoid