Conflict · train derailmentPassenger Train Derails Near Lewes as Emergency Crews Rush InAired August 13, 2026 at 9:40 PM UTCWritten September 7, 2026 at 9:22 PM UTCRead the write-upThis storyTranscript · LOADING0:00A passenger train derailed near Lewis0:02Railway [music] Station in East Sussex0:04at about 3:54 in the afternoon on the0:0613th of August with the emergency0:08response still underway and the line0:09around Lewis affected while crews0:11assessed the train. [music] The first0:13report came at 1554 BST and within 200:16minutes at [music] 1614 BST, video of0:19the response was published as crews0:20converged on the site. The site is0:23centered on the railway around Lewis0:25Railway Station in East [music] Sussex,0:27the point where the derailment is being0:29handled and where services are0:30disrupted. British Transport Police0:33officers [music] are on scene alongside0:35Sussex Police paramedics and the fire0:37service working around the derailed0:38train while the surrounding line remains0:40affected. Network Rail and Greater0:42Temp's Link Railway have also flagged0:44the derailment [music]0:45with the operator network noting0:46disruption around Lewis while crews0:49assess the train and the track. What0:51remains unconfirmed is central to the0:53incident. [music] How many carriages0:54left the tracks, what caused it, whether0:57anyone was injured, whether passengers0:58have [music] been evacuated, and how1:00long closures will last have not been1:02confirmed, and pictures circulating1:04online appearing to show one or two1:05carriages on their side remain1:07unverified [music] with further details1:08pending. With no casualty figures, no1:11confirmed cause, no confirmed carriage1:13count, and no [music] timeline yet for1:15restoring services, passengers face1:17ongoing disruption while investigators1:19and rail operators work to establish the1:21scale of damage and the impact on the1:23network. For more stories that matter,1:26like and subscribe.Explore with HeyDexThe shortThe short ↗