A passenger train that left Lagos for Kano on Saturday derailed at Jebba, leaving four people dead and many others injured.
A survivor of the accident while narrating his ordeal said the train left Lagos at 12:00 noon on Friday with dozens of passengers and consignments, and added that the crash occurred after the train suffered brake failure at Jebba train station shortly after 7am; more than 19 hours after leaving Lagos.
“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 brake failure.”
The Assistant Director in charge of Publicity in the corporation, Rauf Akinloye, said the corpses of the deceased were deposited at the mortuary while those injured were discharged after receiving treatment.
The spokesperson said the damaged tracks were being repaired in order to restore North-South services.
He said the rear portion of the train that derailed led to the death of the four persons.
Mr. Akinloye, however, assured travellers of safety of life and property while travelling on the trains in spite of the incident.