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Major transport accident reported — Lewes
A passenger train carrying around 150 people derailed near Lewes at 15:54 BST on 13 August. Later reporting said 30 people were injured, 20 were taken to hospital, and investigators identified a track geometry irregularity.
Current status
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Latest updates
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0 injuries reported
No injuries are currently recorded.
Sources: Daily Record · North Wales Live
STANDARD · Corrected
Incident reported
A passenger train carrying around 150 people derailed near Lewes at 15:54 BST on 13 August. Later reporting said 30 people were injured, 20 were taken to hospital, and investigators identified a track geometry irregularity.
Sources: Daily Record · North Wales Live
Incident details
- Public reference
- Q3EF7CC
- Category
- Emergency
- First reported
- 13 Aug 2026, 17:18
- Last updated
- 2 Sept 2026, 19:15
- Status
- MONITORING
- Location
- Lewes
- Region
- South East
Incident duration
- Started
- 13 Aug 2026, 17:18
- Latest update
- 2 Sept 2026, 19:15
- Duration
- 20d 1h 57m
This incident remains under active monitoring.
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