Train Accident in Southern England

A train from London went off the tracks near Lewes.

In short:

Two people were badly hurt when a train crashed.

The train had cars that flipped over.

What's next?

This is a big incident and we don't know why it happened.

Eleven people were hurt, two very badly, when a London train crashed.

There were about 150 people on the train when it crashed.

All people on the train were taken to safety.

We saw cars flipped over and paramedics helping.

Some train cars fell on their sides.

We don't know why this happened.

A man said the train started shaking and then stopped fast.

Things fell down, like laptops and bags.

One car flipped and went down a hill.

The man and his daughter were okay, but others were hurt.

One person cut themselves on broken glass.

A government official is very worried about the crash.

The official is thankful for the emergency workers.

The train was from Southern Rail, which goes to London.

Train crashes are not common in Britain.

A train driver died in a crash near London a few months ago.

Some people were hurt in a train crash in north-west England last year.

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