A train operating on the Abuja-Kaduna rail corridor has involved in an incident that forced the service to halt midway through the journey, as number of passengers were reported to have sustained injuries.
Penpushing reports that passengers on board said the incident happened suddenly on Monday, sending shock and panic through the coaches as the train came to an abrupt halt, and the failed to reach its destination as scheduled.
The eyewitnesses said some passengers reported hearing a loud bang before the train jolted violently, throwing several occupants off their seats and causing confusion inside the coaches, adding that the Abuja-bound train reportedly collided with another train along the corridor, forcing rail operations to stop temporarily while the situation was assessed.
Penpushing further reports that a social media user, Sada Malumfashi, who identified himself as one of the passengers and made a post on his X account described the frightening moment shortly after disembarking from the train.
The passenger added that the train remained stationary for about 30 minutes before the journey resumed slowly towards Kubwa, an area on the outskirts of Abuja, Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
“Just dropped from the Kaduna-Abuja train. We heard a loud bang, and the train jolted to a stop, flinging people across. Passengers got hit, and most are bleeding and severely injured. The train was delayed for some 30 minutes and resumed to Kubwa. No communication from @info_NRC on anything’, he wrote
falso reports that as at the time of filing this report when the spokesperson of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) Callistus Unyimadu, when contacted confirmed the development, promising that official statement would be made available later.
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