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.

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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.

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‎ “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.

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

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‎”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)

Edited by Deborah Coker