Two people have been seriously injured after a passenger train derailed in East Sussex.
The incident involved a passenger service in the county. The exact location, the train operator, the time of the derailment and the circumstances leading up to it have not been detailed in the initial information available.
A passenger who was travelling with his six-year-old daughter described the moments on board as chaotic. He said there was “pandemonium” and that he could feel the carriage rocking during the incident.
The account indicates that passengers experienced significant alarm as the train came off the tracks. The reported serious injuries underline the gravity of the derailment, although no further injury figures have been provided.
There has been no confirmed detail in the supplied information about the cause of the derailment, the extent of damage to the train or track, or any wider disruption to rail services in East Sussex.
The latest known position is that two people have been seriously hurt following the derailment. Further information is expected to be needed to establish what happened, how many passengers were affected and what response is under way.
