By Ola Kay
The National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, Emergency Response Team has conducted a rapid assessment at the accident site following the passenger train incident along the Agbor axis of Delta State.
A statement by NEMA Head of Press Unit, Mansor Ezekiel added that the assessment included hospitals where injured passengers were evacuated for medical attention.
According to the statement, yhe Head of NEMA Benin Operations Office, Mr. Kenoma Ojuederie, who led the team, worked in collaboration with the Delta State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), the Nigerian Police Force, the Department of State Services (DSS), the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), the Nigerian Red Cross Society (NRCS), and other relevant stakeholders during the response activities and assessment.
The agency assured the public that it will continue to work closely with the Delta State Government, emergency response agencies, security services, health authorities, and humanitarian partners to provide necessary support to affected passengers and their families while monitoring developments arising from the incident.
Additional report by the Channels television, monitored by our correspondent quoted the Federal Ministry of Transportation that an infant was among the four persons who died in the train derailment.
According to the Channel news outlet, the Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Transport, Funsho Adebiyi, reportedly said there were 420 people on board at the time of the accident.
“Preliminary reports indicate that four coaches capsized while one coach derailed, resulting in the unfortunate loss of four lives, comprising two adult females, one adult male, and one infant passenger,” Adebiyi said.
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