The Nigerian Railway Corporation has confirmed that one of its Kaduna-bound AKTS train services was involved in a derailment on Tuesday morning.
According to the NRC, the incident occurred at about 11:09 a.m. at KM 49, between Kubwa Station and Asham Station.
In a statement issued via their official X account on Tuesday, the corporation said, “The Nigerian Railway Corporation confirms a train derailment involving our Kaduna bound AKTS train service at about 11:09am at KM 49 between Kubwa station and Asham station.”
The NRC noted that emergency services had been activated to respond promptly to the situation.
“Emergency rescue, medical personnel, and nearby hospitals have already been mobilised. Full compliment of security already on ground as effort is ongoing to move all passengers on train back to Abuja safely,” the statement added.
Appealing for calm, the corporation urged passengers and the general public to remain patient as authorities worked to ensure safety and restore normalcy. “Kindly bear with us at this moment,” the NRC stated.
Details on the cause of the derailment and the number of passengers affected were yet to be disclosed at the time of filing this report.