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The Lewes passenger train derailment
Gone quiet since
Where it stands
A passenger train derailed near Lewes Railway Station on 13 August, and police, paramedics and fire crews responded while the line was affected. Crews were assessing the train; the report does not say it had been cleared or that the line had reopened.
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The story so far
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Lewes Train Derailment Left Three Carriages Overturned and Two Seriously Hurt
Three carriages overturned north of Lewes with about 150 aboard; two were seriously hurt as casualty totals diverged and investigators took over.
Still open after this report
- No confirmed cause has been published in these sources, and heat as a factor remains unproven.
- No explicit account of a full evacuation and no confirmed timeline for restoring the Haywards Heath-Lewes line.
History
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Who's involved
Places
- CrawleyCrawley, UK1 report
- EastbourneEastbourne, UK1 report
- Haywards HeathHaywards Heath, UK1 report
- LewesStation Rd, Lewes BN7 2UP, UK1 report
- LewesLewes, UK1 report
- VictoriaVictoria St, London SW1E 5ND, UK1 report
Every outlet we read on this story
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GOV.UKwww.gov.uk1
HeyDay News11 video
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trustnhs.uk1
Mynewsdeskmynewsdesk.com1
NBC Newsnbcnews.com1
SussexWorldsussexexpress.co.uk1
the Guardiantheguardian.com1