Derailment near Lewes triggers UK rail crisis response

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Derailment near Lewes triggers UK rail crisis response
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A passenger train derailed near Lewes in East Sussex (southern England), with police and emergency services at the scene. Officials say there are no serious injuries or fatalities. Rail services through Lewes and Haywards Heath were canceled or slowed, and nationwide disruption was expected for a few hours as responders worked, while the cause was not yet known; temperatures in the region reached around 35C amid a heatwave.

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