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Aug 13, 2026

Passenger train derails in southern England, injuring 11

A passenger train derailed near Lewes in East Sussex, seriously injuring two people and causing minor injuries to nine others after three carriages overturned.

Aug 13, 2026·10 sources

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▪The derailed Southern Rail train was carrying approximately 150 passengers when three of its eight carriages left the tracks and overturned on August 13, 2026.
▪United Kingdom Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander expressed deep concern over the Lewes derailment and stated that the government was assisting passengers.
▪The derailment occurred at approximately 3:54 p.m. local time on August 13, 2026, near the Lewes railway station, roughly 45 miles south of London.

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