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Nigerian Railway Corporation NRC says it
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has directed the third-party ticketing
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company to refund the money paid by all
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583 passengers on board the Abuja Kaduna
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train that derailed at Asham community
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in Kaduna state on Tuesday saying
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although no death casualty was recorded
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but four out of the seven persons that
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sustained injuries were serious while
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two of them were discharged immediately
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at the hospital. NRC in a statement on
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Tuesday said following the derailment of
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the Kaduna bound Abuja Kaduna train
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service earlier today at Asham Kaduna
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state the Nigerian Railway Corporation
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NRC wishes to provide an update on the
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situation. A total of 618 persons
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comprising 583 passengers, 15 NRC crew
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members, one medical personnel, eight
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cleaners, and 11 catering staff were
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successfully evacuated from the train.
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Out of this number, seven passengers
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sustained varying degrees of injury and
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were immediately transported by
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ambulances to hospital facilities by
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medical personnel mobilized to the site.
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The remaining passengers were conveyed
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safely back to Idu and Kubwa stations
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aboard a rescue train dispatched from
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Idu for that purpose. All have since
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returned safely to their destinations.
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In line with our commitment to passenger
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welfare, our third party ticketing
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company has been directed to immediately
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issue refunds to all passengers on board
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the affected service. Furthermore, the
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process of investigation into the
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incident has commenced under the
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supervision of relevant authorities and
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the Federal Ministry of Transportation.
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Meanwhile, all Abuja Kaduna train
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services AKTS have been temporarily
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suspended pending recovery of the site,
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further clearance and official
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announcement of service resumption. We
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sincerely regret the inconvenience
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caused and thank our esteemed passengers
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and the general public for their
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understanding. The Nigerian Railway
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Corporation NRC stated in a press
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release signed by its managing director
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Kiyod Opa. NRC had earlier in a
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statement on Tuesday said that the train
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derailed around 11:00 a.m. at Asham
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community in Kaduna State. Videos made
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available online by victims of the train
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accident indicated that some of the
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train coaches overturned as passengers
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and crew members on board stood at the
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hilling part of the bush waiting for
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rescue. Close observers said that the
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latest train accident adds to the
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troubled history of the Kaduna Abuja
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rail line, which has experienced several
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incidents in recent years, including the
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deadly bandits attack in March 2022 that
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led to the killing of some of the
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passengers on board the train with many
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of them also kidnapped and held hostage
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for months till ransom was paid. The
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latest derailment comes just a week
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after the Nigerian Railway Corporation
