The Nigerian Railway Corporation has confirmed that 26 passengers and crew members suffered varying degrees of injuries following a train incident along the Abuja–Kaduna rail corridor on Monday.
In a statement shared on Tuesday via his X account, the Managing Director of the NRC, Kayode Opeifa, disclosed that the incident occurred around 9:16 a.m. near Asham Station when a loud bang was heard after part of the train formation collided.
He explained that the Kaduna–Abuja service (KA-2) departed Rigassa Station at 7:15 a.m. and reached Jere Station at 8:52 a.m., arriving one minute ahead of schedule.
According to him, the train left Jere Station at 8:59 a.m., six minutes behind schedule, following the coupling of locomotive 2809 to the rake to enhance operational resilience.
