一列南方铁路客运列车于周四下午在东萨塞克斯郡海沃兹希思和路易斯之间脱轨并翻覆[1][2][3]。该班次列车从伦敦维多利亚车站前往伊斯特本，车上约150名乘客中有2人重伤被送至创伤中心，9人轻伤[1][2]。列车的8节车厢中有3节翻覆[1]，所有乘客已安全疏散[1][2]。
英国交通警察助理警长伊恩·德拉蒙德-史密斯表示[2]，"所有乘客现已安全疏散"。乘客罗布·布拉德利描述了事故发生的过程[1]，称"我们感到列车加速并开始摇晃，然后我们的车厢垂直向上跳起，我们意识到这是脱轨"。另一乘客查理·霍布登表示[2]，"我们滑行，然后翻过去，我们在地板上拖动"。
英国铁路事故调查部门已启动调查[1]，脱轨原因仍在核查中[3]。受影响路段的列车服务暂停，涉及布莱顿至路易斯、海沃兹希思至路易斯等多条区间的列车运行暂停[3]。建议前往盖特威克机场的乘客额外预留150分钟[1]。英国交通大臣海迪·亚历山大对此事件表示关切[1][3]。
A Southern Railway passenger train derailed near Lewes in East Sussex on Thursday afternoon, resulting in two people being seriously injured and nine others sustaining minor injuries [1][2]. The 14:24 service from London Victoria to Eastbourne came off the tracks between Haywards Heath and Lewes [1], with three of the eight carriages overturning [1]. All approximately 150 passengers on board were safely evacuated [2].
The two seriously injured passengers were transported to a trauma center for treatment [1]. Assistant Chief Constable Ian Drummond-Smith stated that "all passengers have now been safely evacuated" [2]. One passenger, Rob Bradley, described the terrifying moment: the train began to accelerate and shake, then "our carriage jumped vertically up" before he realized it was derailing [1]. Another passenger, Charlie Hobden, recounted: "we slid, then flipped over, we were dragged on the floor" [2].
The incident prompted authorities to suspend train services on the affected route [3]. Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander expressed concern about the derailment [1]. Passengers heading to Gatwick Airport were advised to allow an additional 150 minutes for their journeys [1]. The Rail Accident Investigation Branch has launched an investigation into the cause of the derailment [1].