Train En Route To Lagos From Kano Derailed At Jebba Killing Two People & Injuring Many

A passenger train that departed Lagos for Kano derailed at Jebba in the early hours of Saturday, leaving at least two dead and many passengers injured...

The train left Lagos at 12:00 noon on Friday with dozens of passengers and consignments, a survivor said.
The survivor who spoke with PREMIUM TIMES on Saturday afternoon said the crash occurred after the train suffered brake failure at Jebba Train Station shortly after 7 a.m.
The survivor, who asked that his identity be protected, said the accident claimed at least four lives with undetermined number of injured commuters currently undergoing treatment at various emergency facilities in the town.
“The train left Lagos yesterday and crashed in Jebba this morning around 7 a.m. as it was trying to stop for those of us coming to Jebba,” the survivor said. “It was due to brakes failure.”

Officials of the Federal Road Safety Commission, FRSC, who responded to the emergency said two persons were confirmed dead after detached coaches from the train fell on passengers.
Bisi Kazeem, FRSC’s Head of Media Relations, told PREMIUM TIMES the train was conveying goods to Kano, but had few passengers on-board.

“The accident occurred this morning near Jebba Paper Mill and we can confirm that two people, unfortunately, lost their lives and three people were injured,” Mr. Kazeem said. “The train is used more as a cargo train, but it had some travellers inside.”

Mr. Kazeem further stated that road safety officials and police worked together to rescue trapped passengers and evacuate the injured to the hospital.
“With the support of the police, we were able to get those who were trapped out alive and took those who survived injuries to the hospital.”

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Posted: at 8-05-2016 05:42 AM (9 years ago) | Addicted Hero

sub'anallah

Posted: at 8-05-2016 07:03 AM (9 years ago) | Gistmaniac

Posted: at 8-05-2016 07:20 AM (9 years ago) | Gistmaniac

You fly for air you die... . You wake you die... You enter motor you die... Enter boat you die... Now you enter train you still die ... What a country.... Lord have mercy

Posted: at 8-05-2016 07:47 AM (9 years ago) | Upcoming

China train parts mixed with Igbo train parts, that's the result of fake fake things, rip to the deed.

Posted: at 8-05-2016 08:08 AM (9 years ago) | Hero

so bad ..rip to dead ones

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Posted: at 8-05-2016 08:44 AM (9 years ago) | Newbie

Create Rail Safety Management Services, then more job opportunities would consequently surface. FRSC memebers are not enough to safeguard the road related issues so don't involve them in Rail matters.There should be proper inspections before a Train departs its Stations. God bless Nigeria!!!

Posted: at 8-05-2016 10:18 AM (9 years ago) | Gistmaniac

na wa ooooooooooo rip

Posted: at 8-05-2016 01:35 PM (9 years ago) | Grande Master

This looks like another death trap.

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Posted: at 8-05-2016 06:49 PM (9 years ago) | Gistmaniac

Allahu Akbar

Posted: at 8-05-2016 09:24 PM (9 years ago) | Gistmaniac