{"id":121889,"date":"2025-09-04T07:53:39","date_gmt":"2025-09-04T06:53:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=121889"},"modified":"2025-09-04T07:53:39","modified_gmt":"2025-09-04T06:53:39","slug":"train-incident-nrc-revises-casualty-figures-confirms-20-injured","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/train-incident-nrc-revises-casualty-figures-confirms-20-injured\/","title":{"rendered":"Train Incident: NRC Revises Casualty Figures, Confirms 20 Injured"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">By Tracy Moses<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has revised its earlier report on last Tuesday\u2019s Abuja\u2013Kaduna train derailment, admitting that 20 passengers, not seven as initially stated, sustained injuries.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The accident, which occurred between Kubwa and Asham stations, involved two locomotives and eight coaches. On board were 618 individuals, comprising 583 passengers, 15 NRC crew members, a medical officer, eight cleaners, and 11 catering staff.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In a statement on Wednesday, the NRC\u2019s Managing Director, Dr. Kayode Opeifa, confirmed that all passengers had been safely evacuated but disclosed that nine of the 20 injured remain in critical condition.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;Following a thorough passenger tracing exercise by our medical team, we can now confirm that 20 persons sustained varying degrees of injury. Sadly, nine of them are in critical condition. We deeply regret the earlier miscommunication and take full responsibility,\u201d Opeifa said.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The new casualty figure, released seven days after the derailment, has raised concerns about the accuracy and timeliness of the Corporation\u2019s earlier updates.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to Opeifa, recovery operations are ongoing.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;As of September 2, our engineers successfully retrieved one locomotive and four coaches, which have been moved to Idu Station for assessment. This was achieved using a newly constructed 100-meter bypass track. Efforts are now underway to recover the remaining locomotive and four coaches still at the site,\u201d he explained.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He further revealed that the NRC had established an Incident Desk to support affected passengers and their families.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;So far, we have contacted 510 of the 583 passengers listed on the manifest. Dedicated phone lines are available to provide information, and our teams are working round-the-clock to reach every passenger,\u201d he added.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">A passenger, Mrs. Halima Yusuf, who sustained minor injuries, praised the swift evacuation but urged the NRC to improve its communication.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;We were frightened, but the security agencies acted quickly, and that helped. What worried us was the confusion about the numbers. Passengers deserve clearer and faster updates,\u201d she said.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Another passenger, Mr. Daniel Agada, who fractured his arm during the incident, called for stronger safety checks.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;The NRC must ensure this doesn\u2019t happen again. It\u2019s not enough to fix the train; we want to see real safety measures to protect lives,\u201d he said.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Opeifa, in his remarks, expressed appreciation to the Minister of Transportation, Senator Saidu Ahmed Alkali, who visited the scene of the incident, as well as security agencies for their timely intervention.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He also commended the media for what he described as \u201caccurate and responsible coverage.\u201d<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;We thank Nigerians for their patience and understanding at this difficult time. Passenger safety and service reliability remain our highest priorities, and we are committed to restoring full operations in the shortest possible time,\u201d Opeifa assured.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Despite the setback, the NRC says it is determined to restore confidence in its services through stricter safety protocols and improved crisis response.<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Tracy Moses The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has revised its earlier report on last Tuesday\u2019s Abuja\u2013Kaduna train derailment, admitting that 20 passengers, not seven as initially stated, sustained injuries.&hellip;<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":121635,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-121889","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - 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