The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has suspended train services on the Warri–Itakpe corridor following a derailment incident on Saturday.
In a statement on Sunday, Kayode Opeifa, the NRC’s managing director and chief executive officer, said the incident occurred around 7:30 pm at kilometre 212+8m, Agbor.
Opeifa said all passengers on board were safely evacuated to Agbor, with no casualties or injuries recorded.
“The Management of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) wishes to inform the general public that a train derailment incident occurred yesterday at approximately 19:30 hours, involving two out of the seven coaches of our Warri-Itake Train Service (WITS) at Kilometer 212+8m, Agbor,” the statement reads.
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