A train connecting Abutza, the capital of Nigeria, with the city of Kantouna in the north, was derailed in the morning, but has not been clarified so far whether there are casualties, the National Emergency Response Service (NEMA) announced. “We are confirming the accident but we cannot say at present whether there are dead or not,” said Hezekiel Nonso, a spokesman for this service, a team on the way to the point of the accident. The videos posted on social networking sites, show three wagons fallen to the side. The train was derailed near the Jere Railway Station, in the state of Niger, north of Abutza. Abuja – Kaduna Train Derails, Passengers Escape in Panic a Passenger Train on the Abuja – Kaduna Route deramed on Tuesday Morning, Leaving Some Coaches Overturned and Passengers in Panic. The Incident OcCurred Along The Busy Corridor Shortly After the Train Left Abuja Around 11… pic.twitter.com/zys6RXCGS5 – The Guardian Nigeria (@Guardiannigeria) August 26, 2025 This railway line is well known […]
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