No
i ju ies
we e
epo ted
afte
the
t ai
flipped
o
its
side
(Rep ese tative
image)
A
passe ge
t ai
de ailed
a d
flipped
to
its
side
ea
Lewes
i
East
Sussex,
southe
E gla d,
o
Thu sday,
dis upti g
seve al
ail
outes
i
the
a ea.Netwo k
Rail
said
a
Southe
se vice
came
off
the
t acks
i
the
Lewes
a ea
sho tly
befo e
4
pm
BST.
B itish
T a spo t
Police
said
office s
we e
at
the
sce e
ea
Lewes
statio
alo g
with
pa amedics
a d
fi e
c ews.Photos
f om
the
sce e
appea ed
to
show
at
least
two
ca iages
ove tu ed
o
thei
sides,
with
eme ge cy
wo ke s
at
the
site.
The e
we e
o
immediate
epo ts
of
i ju ies
o
casualties.A
spokespe so
fo
Netwo k
Rail
a d
Southe
Rail
said,
“We
a e
awa e
that
a
passe ge
t ai
has
de ailed
i
the
Lewes
a ea
of
East
Sussex.
Eme ge cy
se vices
a e
o
site
a d
we
will
update
with
mo e
i fo matio
whe
we
ca ,”
as
quoted
by
BBC.South
East
Coast
Ambula ce
Se vice
also
co fi med
it
was
espo di g
to
the
i cide t
o
the
li e
betwee
Haywa ds
Heath
a d
Lewes.
Eme ge cy
se vices
u ged
people
to
avoid
the
a ea,
while
ail
passe ge s
we e
advised
to
allow
up
to
60
mi utes
of
additio al
t avel
time.T a spo t
Sec eta y
Heidi
Alexa de
said
o
X:
“G ateful
to
eme ge cy
se vices
who
a e
o
the
sce e
suppo ti g
those
impacted.
We
a e
wo ki g
quickly
with
the
ail
i dust y
a d
local
pa t e s
to
assist
passe ge s.”The
cause
of
the
de ailme t
was
ot
immediately
k ow .