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Abuja-Kaduna train derailment: Emergency responders on ground -NRC

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‎By Gabriel Agbeja

Mr Kayode Opeifa, the Managing Director of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), says emergency responders are already on ground to move all passengers on the derailed Abuja-Kaduna train back to Abuja safely.

‎In a statement posted on NRC X handle, Opeifa affirmed that the emergency team  and medical personnel had been mobilised to the scene to attend to injured passengers.

‎ “The Nigerian Railway Corporation confirms a train derailment involving our Kaduna-bound AKTS train service at about 11:09 am at KM 49 between Kubwa station and Asham station.

‎”Emergency rescue, medical personnel, and nearby hospitals have already been mobilised

‎”A full complement of security is already on the ground as efforts are ongoing to move all passengers on the train back to Abuja safely ,” he said. (NAN)(www.nannews.ng)