A passenger train derails near Lewes railway station on Thursday afternoon, leaving about 150 people on board and injuring two people seriously. Emergency services respond at the scene, and the train is evacuated.
The BBC reports that British Transport Police declares a major incident after the train leaves the tracks. The Evening Standard describes the train as a Southern Rail service operating at the time of the derailment, and it says passengers are evacuated safely. Across the sources provided, the core details—location near Lewes, the number of people on board, two serious injuries, and the declaration of a major incident—are consistent, while additional operational details beyond the evacuation and emergency response are not specified in the excerpts.
No other confirmed information about causes, the condition of the injured, or disruption levels is included in the supplied summaries.
