Summary

  • Another section of railway track in East Sussex has been closed, and weekend train services have been cancelled, after a train derailed on Thursday afternoon

  • The new closure - between Polegate and Eastbourne - follows a safety inspection. The line between Haywards Heath and Lewes had already been closed following the derailment

  • It comes after Southern Rail announced cancellations to services between London Victoria and Eastbourne will run into the weekend

  • Network Rail says it's too early to know what caused Thursday's derailment near Lewes

  • Two people who sustained serious injuries are not deemed to be in life-threatening condition, police say

  • Passengers have described the "panic and fear" felt by those on board. "Everyone was screaming," one passenger tells the BBC

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Edited by Hamish Mureddu-Reid and Catherine Evans, with Tanya Gupta, Daniel Sexton and Jacob Panons

  1. Passenger train derails near Lewes

    Network Rail and Greater Thameslink Railway are reporting that a passenger train has derailed near Lewes shortly before 16:00 BST.

    Emergency services including South East Coast Ambulance Service, East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service and British Transport Police are at the scene.

    A spokesperson for Network Rail and Southern Rail said: "We are aware that a passenger train has derailed in the Lewes area of East Sussex.

    "Emergency services are on site and we will update with more information when we can."

  2. Emergency teams respond to train derailment near Lewes

    Reports are coming in of a train derailment near Lewes in East Sussex.

    This is a breaking news story. Stay with us as we bring you the latest developments.