London —
Eleven people have been injured, including two seriously, when a train carrying approximately 150 passengers derailed in southern England.
Multiple emergency services are at the site of the incident, which happened on Thursday afternoon near Lewes railway station in East Sussex, around 45 miles south of London, according to British Transport Police (BTP).
The Southern Rail train was traveling from London Victoria to Eastbourne at the time of the incident. Three carriages derailed and came to rest on their sides, leaving a number of people trapped, BTP said on Thursday evening.
“We’ve declared a major incident and a significant emergency service response is ongoing at the scene, but all passengers on the train have now been safely evacuated from the service,” Assistant Chief Constable Ian Drummond-Smith said.
