LONDON TRAIN DERAILS: Victoria To Eastbourne Service Overturns 3 Carriages Near Lewes In Incident

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A Southern Rail passenger train carrying approximately 150 people derailed on Thursday near the town of Lewes in southern England, overturning three carriages and injuring 11 people, two of them seriously, the British Transport Police said. The service, travelling from London Victoria to Eastbourne, came off the tracks in a dramatic incident that prompted a major emergency response, with aerial footage showing firefighters and paramedics treating passengers in a field adjacent to the overturned train, with several ambulances and three helicopters deployed at the scene. All passengers were evacuated within approximately three hours, police confirmed. The cause of the derailment is under investigation, with no official explanation for the incident established at the time of publishing. The incident is one of the most serious rail accidents on the UK network in recent years and is expected to prompt immediate scrutiny of track conditions and safety protocols on the southern rail network.

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