Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestylePassengers climb out of overturned carriage after terrifying train derailment near LewesLewes MP James MacCleary says that concerns had been raised about the local train track a week before a Southern Railway train derailed.Twenty people were injured, two seriously, in the incident between between Lewes and Haywards Heath in East Sussex on Thursday.Emergency services declared a major incident after three carriages left the track. Mr MacCleary said that there had been an earlier meeting with Greater Thameslink railway to discuss the bumpy track, which was “possibly a result of the incredibly hot weather”.An investigation is underway to determine the root cause of the derailment on the London Victoria to Eastbourne service. In fullLewes train derailment latest: Concerns raised over ‘bumpy track’ before crash that injured 20, says MPMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

Southern Railway said services will be cancelled until 10pm following the incident in Lewes.

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A train has come off the railway track between Haywards Heath and Lewes in Sussex

Live updates: A passenger train has derailed in East Sussex.