Esther Oritse
Lagos — The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has allayed public fears over Saturday’s Warri–Itakpe train derailment in Agbor, assuring that no passenger sustained injuries in the incident.
In a statement, the NRC managing director, Dr Kayode Opeifa said preliminary investigations indicated that the incident, which happened at about 7.30pm on Saturday might have been caused by suspected track vandalism.
The derailment pulled out two of the seven coaches of the Warri–Itakpe Train Service (WITS) at Kilometer 212+8m, near Agbor.
“We are pleased to confirm that all passengers on board were safely evacuated to Agbor, and everyone has been fully accounted for. No casualties or injuries were recorded,” Opeifa said.
“Our recovery team, supported by security personnel, has been at the site since last night carrying out recovery operations. These efforts are progressing steadily and are expected to be completed soon,” he assured.
