PASSENGERS INJURED AS TRAIN INCIDENT DISRUPTS ABUJA–KADUNA RAIL SERVICE
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By Aishat Momoh. O.
Passengers sustained injuries on Monday morning after a train operating on the Abuja–Kaduna rail corridor was involved in an incident that forced the service to halt midway through the journey.
The passenger train travelling from Kaduna to Abuja failed to reach its destination as scheduled after the disruption occurred along the busy rail line linking the two cities.
A source within the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorised to comment officially, confirmed the development.
Passengers on board said the incident happened suddenly, triggering panic inside the coaches. Some reported hearing a loud bang before the train jolted violently, throwing several occupants off their seats and causing confusion among travellers.
Eyewitness accounts suggested that the Abuja-bound train may have collided with another train along the corridor, forcing rail operations to temporarily stop while the situation was assessed.
It was gathered that several passengers sustained injuries, with some reportedly suffering cuts and bruises after being flung against seats and metal fittings inside the train compartments.
A social media user, Sada Malumfashi, who claimed to be one of the passengers, described the frightening moment shortly after disembarking from the train.
“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 on his X account.
According to him, the train remained stationary for about 30 minutes before the journey resumed slowly towards Kubwa.
When contacted, the spokesperson for the Nigerian Railway Corporation, Callistus Unyimadu, confirmed the incident and said the agency would soon issue an official statement on the development.
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