Tag: #RailwayIncident
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WARRI-ITAKPE TRAIN DERAILS IN KOGI, PASSENGERS RESCUED SAFELY AFTER HOURS STRANDED
A passenger train traveling from Itakpe to Warri derailed on Saturday around 4:30 p.m. at Adogo community in Ajaokuta Local Government Area of Kogi State. The derailment left passengers stranded for several hours before being safely rescued by police and security operatives. CSP William Ovye-Aya, Kogi Police Public Relations Officer, confirmed that Commissioner of Police…
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618 RESCUED AFTER ABUJA-KADUNA TRAIN DERAILMENT, SERVICE SUSPENDED
Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) reports that 618 people—including 583 passengers and crew—were safely evacuated after the Abuja-Kaduna Train derailed near Asham, Kaduna State. Seven passengers were injured and rushed to hospitals. The rest were returned to Idu and Kubwa stations by a rescue train. NRC has suspended all Abuja-Kaduna services pending site recovery and investigation,…
