The Lagos commissioner for health, Akin Abayomi, says 32 survivors of the accident involving a train and a Lagos staff bus have been discharged from different hospitals. Recall that on Thursday, a Lagos staff bus was crushed by a train at the Shogunle and Ikeja axis when the bus veered into the rail track. Many […]
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It is a horrific morning in Lagos, as a passenger train and BRT bus collided at PWD junction, Ikeja area of the state on Thursday. The bus is observed to be a Lagos state government BRT staff bus. According to one of the sumpathisers on the scene, the train was said to be coming from […]
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The Federal Capital Territory Command of the Nigeria Police Force has commenced an investigation into the Thursday morning fatal train crash incident in Kubwa. Recall that an Abuja-bound train crashed into a moving car at Chikakore, in the Kubwa area of Abuja, leading to a breakdown of the train in the early hours of Thursday. […]
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The Police Command in Nasarawa State says it has arrested a Chinese national and the Special Adviser to Gov. Abdullahi Sule on Infrastructures and 15 others over alleged vandalism of rail line facilities. Mr Bola Longe, Commissioner of Police in the state, confirmed this while addressing newsmen on Thursday in Lafia. He said other suspects […]
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A truck driver whose identity has yet to be determined was crushed to death in Aba by a cargo train late on Thursday. The accident occurred at about 10 p.m. at the railway crossing behind Eziukwu Market off Cemetery Road by Ogbonna Road in the commercial city. A source, who pleaded anonymity because he was […]
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The Federal Government of Nigeria on Thursday said it would increase the number of trains plying the Abuja-Kaduna route to run a train per hour before the end of 2019. Freeborn Okhiria, Managing Director, Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) said this as part of activities of the Belt and Road Initiative’s celebration to mark 1,000 days […]
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The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) on Monday confirmed a passenger train crushed a beggar to death at Muslim area of Lagos. Jerry Oche, the Lagos District Manager (RDM) of the corporation, made confirmation while addressing newsmen on the incident in Lagos. An Ijoko to Iddo bound Mass Transit Train crushed a beggar to death near […]
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No fewer than 52 cattle have been killed by a train in Kasarami – Jere axis in Chikkun Local Government Area in Kaduna State. The Kaduna State Police Command on Sunday confirmed the accident. The Commissioner, Malam Ahmad Abdulrahaman refuted reports that the cattle were killed by other means. ” There is nothing like attack […]
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Two persons died and many others were injured when a train hit a commercial bus at Pen Cinema railway crossing in Lagos State on Friday, authorities have confirmed. An eyewitness, Mr Raji Oladimeji told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the accident occurred when the bus driver was trying to make U-turn on the […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday inaugurated the first phase of the Abuja light rail mass transit, covering 12 stations within the metropolis. The project has been in the works for more than 10 years, and will be the first functional metro rail in the FCT. The president also flagged off the rail’s railway services signalling […]
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