{"id":371167,"date":"2026-08-18T19:00:32","date_gmt":"2026-08-18T18:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/lewes-train-derailment-sisters-recount-terrifying-near-death-experience\/"},"modified":"2026-08-18T19:00:32","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T18:00:32","slug":"lewes-train-derailment-sisters-recount-terrifying-near-death-experience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/lewes-train-derailment-sisters-recount-terrifying-near-death-experience\/","title":{"rendered":"Lewes train derailment: Sisters recount terrifying near-death experience"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/SlkGeIYGfME\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Lewes train derailment: Sisters recount terrifying near-death experience\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SlkGeIYGfME\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Two sisters have told ITV News what happened to them and their mother, on board the train that came off the rails in Sussex last week.<\/p>\n<p>The three had been returning from a trip to celebrate A-level results, when the accident happened outside Lewes. <\/p>\n<p>The mother is still recovering from her injuries.<\/p>\n<p>Recovery work has started in East Sussex &#8211; but ITV News has been told it will take weeks to repair.<\/p>\n<p>The railway between Lewes and Haywards Heath will remain closed \u201cfor at least another ten days\u201d, following the derailment &#8211; which left 20 people injured, two seriously.<\/p>\n<p>Emergency services were called to a stretch of track on Thursday afternoon (13 August) when the three carriages of the Southern service from London Victoria to Eastbourne derailed, tipped onto their sides &#8211; and slipped down the embankment.<\/p>\n<p>Investigators have now left the scene, but Network Rail and Southern Rail say it will be &#8216;particularly difficult&#8217; &#8211; to reopen the railway and remove the stranded carriages.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2lOHmNj<br \/>\n\u2022 Get breaking news and more stories at http:\/\/www.itv.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>Follow ITV News on TikTok https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@itvnews?lang=en<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on X: https:\/\/twitter.com\/itvnews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two sisters have told ITV News what happened to them and their mother, on board the train that came off the rails in Sussex last week. 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