Three Youths Engage in Knife Fight on Train Platform, British Transport Police Investigate
Video shows masked individuals clashing with large knives at Worthing Station, prompting police inquiry.
Three youths armed with knives were observed fighting on a train platform at Worthing Station, as captured in video footage that has prompted an investigation by British Transport Police.
Altercation at Worthing Station
The incident occurred around 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, October 11, 2026. Video circulating online shows three individuals, whose faces were obscured by balaclavas, engaged in a violent confrontation involving large knives on the station platform. Passengers present reportedly watched the brawl unfold in horror.
According to a British Transport Police spokesperson, officers were called to reports of an altercation involving three males at Worthing railway station. By the time police arrived, the youths had already fled the scene and remain at large. The station was cordoned off and remained closed overnight, but has since reopened.
Officers, working alongside Sussex Police colleagues, conducted a search of the surrounding area but did not locate any individuals involved. The footage depicts two youths dressed in black lunging at a third individual in a grey tracksuit. The confrontation escalated, with exchanges of slashes before the lone individual appeared to limp away as a train began to depart.
British Transport Police are continuing their inquiries and are appealing for witnesses or individuals with information to come forward. Those who witnessed the incident or have any information are asked to text BTP on 61016 or call 0800 40 50 40, quoting reference 543 of October 11. Information can also be provided anonymously to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.