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Passenger Train Derails In UK, At Least 3 Coaches Tipped
On Thursday, a passenger train in England went off the tracks.
The train was taking people from London to a town called Eastbourne.
It came off the rails near the town of Lewes.
At least three of the train cars tipped over onto their sides.
Firefighters and paramedics rushed to help, and three helicopters were sent to the scene.
Some passengers were hurt and bleeding from the accident.
One passenger, Rob Bradley, was riding with his six-year-old daughter.
He said the train started rocking, the brakes suddenly came on, and smoke and dust filled his carriage.
He and his daughter were okay, but he saw other people with blood on their heads and clothes.
The person in charge of transport for the country said she was very worried and thanked the rescue workers.
A Southern Rail passenger train traveling from London Victoria to Eastbourne derailed Thursday outside the town of Lewes in southern England.
At least three carriages were left lying on their sides, with one flipping and sliding down an embankment into a lower field.
Firefighters, paramedics, several ambulances and three helicopters responded, with passengers attended to in a field next to the train.
There were no immediate official reports of injuries, though passenger Rob Bradley said he saw people bleeding and someone cut by a shattered window.
Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander said she was 'deeply concerned' by the derailment and thanked emergency services.
- Who
- Southern Rail passengers including Rob Bradley and his 6-year-old daughter, with emergency services responding and Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander commenting.
- What
- A passenger train derailed, leaving at least three carriages flipped on their sides.
- Where
- Southern England, outside the tourist town of Lewes, on a train running from London Victoria to Eastbourne.
- When
- Thursday (exact date not stated in the article).
- Why
- No official cause was reported; passenger Rob Bradley said the train began rocking as it picked up speed before the carriage jumped and the brakes engaged.
Key facts
- Railway operator
- Southern Rail
- Route
- London Victoria to Eastbourne
- Derailment location
- Outside Lewes, southern England
- Carriages on their sides
- At least 3
- Date
- Thursday
- Emergency response
- Firefighters, paramedics, ambulances and 3 helicopters
- Official injury reports
- None immediately
- Government response
- Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander expressed deep concern
Quotes
Rob Bradley
Passenger who witnessed the derailment
“Everything got thrown forward. My laptop, my AirPods, our bags. The train kind of skidded for quite a while before it stopped and only then when we turned around did we see that the whole back of the train – literally where we were sat – was open and there was smoke and dust pouring into the carriage. I could then see the car behind had flipped on its side and slid down an embankment into a lower field.”
NDTV
“I saw people who were bleeding.”
NDTV
Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander
UK Transport Secretary
“Deeply concerned of reports of a derailment involving a Southern train. Grateful to emergency services who are on the scene supporting those impacted.”
NDTV
Sources
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