The Nigerian Railway Company (NRC) has confirmed that 26 passengers and crew sustained various levels of accidents following a prepare incident alongside the Abuja–Kaduna rail hall on Monday.
In a press release issued on Tuesday by way of his X deal with, the Managing Director of the NRC, Kayode Opeifa, stated the incident occurred at about 9:16 a.m. close to Asham Station, when a loud bang was heard as a part of the prepare formation collided.
In response to Opeifa, the Kaduna–Abuja service (KA-2) departed Rigassa Station at 7:15 a.m. and arrived at Jere Station one minute forward of schedule at 8:52 a.m.
The prepare then left Jere at 8:59 a.m., six minutes delayed, as a result of coupling of locomotive 2809 to the rake for added resilience.
The collision occurred between kilometre factors 50 and 51 because the prepare approached Asham Station. Preliminary studies recommend the incident might have concerned a number of defective couplers.
“Not one of the coaches derailed, and the rationale for the potential decoupling is but to be ascertained,” Opeifa stated.
Two autos and the trailing locomotive concerned locomotive 2809, energy automotive BVA0002, and passenger coach SP0006 have been subsequently indifferent. The prepare later departed the scene at 9:42 a.m., arriving at Kubwa at 10:10 a.m. and its closing vacation spot, Idu Station, at 10:39 a.m., recording a complete delay of 38 minutes.
Opeifa added that 481 folks have been on board, together with 429 passengers out of 459 booked, 10 prepare crew members, 26 safety personnel, six meals distributors, eight cleaners, and two third-party operators.
“A complete of 26 folks with various levels of accidents have been recorded among the many passengers, medical crew, cleaners, and safety personnel connected to the service,” he stated.
Operations resumed later within the day, with the Abuja–Kaduna prepare service commencing the AK1 journey from Idu to Rigassa at 2:48 p.m., towards a scheduled departure of 11:00 a.m.
The prepare arrived in Rigassa at 5:33 p.m., with NRC officers, together with Opeifa, on board. The return service departed Rigassa at 6:12 p.m., arriving at Kubwa at 8:31 p.m. and at Idu at 8:58 p.m.