BREAKING: Abuja-Kaduna train derails, coaches tumble as NRC mobilizes rescue

Maureen Aguta

A passenger train heading from Abuja to Kaduna derailed today, causing several coaches to topple and sparking panic among travellers.

The mishap happened along the busy route shortly after the train left Abuja around 11 a.m, according to a statement by the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC).

Eyewitnesses described scenes of chaos as frightened passengers scrambled to safety amid confusion.

The cause of the derailment is not yet known, and authorities have not confirmed whether there were any injuries or fatalities.

The Nigerian Railway Corporation  in the statement by its Managing Director, Kayode Opeifa disclosed that AKTS train service at about 11:09am at KM 49 between Kubwa Station and Asham Station deralied.

Opeifa emergency rescue, medical personnel, and nearby hospitals have already been mobilized, even as a full complement of security is already on ground as effort is ongoing to move all passengers on train back to Abuja safely.