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A second passenger train derails in England in 2 days

Headline from WHEC Rochester, on the newest of 2 developments

A passenger train has derailed near London, marking the second such incident in two days. British Transport Police report that the train derailed near Wickford station in Essex, about 30 miles east of London, on Friday. The rear carriages were upright, and no injuries were reported.

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Developments in this update

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  1. 11 injured, including 2 seriously, after train derails in southern England

    Headline from BNO News ·

  2. Newest

    A second passenger train derails in England in 2 days

    Headline from WHEC Rochester ·

2 reports not tied to one development ·

Reports & sources

33 articles, oldest first.

  1. Philadelphia Inquirer

    Passenger train derails and flips in southern England (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Philadelphia Inquirer's feed description

    Paramedics and fire crews respond to a passenger train derailment in southern England

  2. KTVZ Bend

    Rescue operation underway as passenger train derails in southern England (opens KTVZ Bend)

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    KTVZ Bend's feed description

    By Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN London (CNN) — UK police and emergency services are on scene after a passenger train derailed in southern England, authorities said Thursday. The incident happened around 3:54 p.m. (10:54 a.m.

  3. Jonesboro Sun

    Passenger train derails and 11 people injured after carriages overturn in southern England (opens Jonesboro Sun)

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    Jonesboro Sun's feed description

    A passenger train derailed in southern England and 11 people were injured when three cars flipped on their sides. Aerial footage showed firefighters and paramedics attending to passengers in a field next to the train Thursday afternoon. Several ambulances and…

  4. Al Jazeera

    Passenger train derails, injuring several in southern England (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    A passenger train derailed near Lewes in East Sussex, England, injuring at least 11 people, and two of them seriously.

  5. UPI

    Passenger train derails in southern England, injuring 9 (opens UPI)

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    UPI's feed description

    A passenger train derailed in southern England Thursday, seriously injuring two people. Nine others were hurt in the crash near Lewes, England.

  6. BNO News

    11 injured, including 2 seriously, after train derails in southern England (opens BNO News)

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    BNO News's feed description

    A train carrying about 150 passengers derailed near Lewes in southern England, leaving two people seriously injured and nine others with less serious injuries, according to emergency officials. A number of passengers were initially trapped, but all have been safely evacuated.

  7. KRDO

    Passengers tell of ‘terrifying experience’ after train derails in UK (opens KRDO)

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    KRDO's feed description

    By Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN London (CNN) — Eighteen people were injured, including two seriously, after a passenger train derailed in southern England on Thursday, trapping passengers inside carriages that had toppled onto their sides.

  8. KTVZ Bend

    Second train derails in England in less than 24 hours amid record heatwave (opens KTVZ Bend)

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    KTVZ Bend's feed description

    By Ivana Kottasová, CNN London (CNN) — A second train has derailed in southeast England in less than 24 hours, British Transport Police said on Friday, adding that its officers were attending the scene of the incident.

  9. WHEC Rochester

    A second passenger train derails in England in 2 days (opens WHEC Rochester)

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    WHEC Rochester's feed description

    A passenger train has derailed near London, marking the second such incident in two days. British Transport Police report that the train derailed near Wickford station in Essex, about 30 miles east of London, on Friday. The rear carriages were upright, and no injuries were reported.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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