Train derailment: NRC says emergency responders on ground
By Gabriel Agbeja
Mr Kayode Opeifa, the Managing Director of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), on Tuesday said that emergency responders are already on ground at the site of the derailment of a Kaduna-bound train at Asham station.
In a statement posted on NRC X handle, Opeifa said 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)
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