By Olawale Lamina
The Director General of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Mrs. Zubaida Umar has led the Agency’s rescue team to the site of a train derailment along the Abuja–Kaduna rail line close to the Idda sub-station.
The incident occurred after 11a.m on Monday.
A statement by the agency’s head of Press Unit, Manso Ezekiel stated that although no fatalities were recorded, seven passengers sustained varying degrees of injuries and were promptly administered first aid on at the scene before being taken to hospital for further medical attention.
NEMA acknowledged that the successful rescue operation was a multi-agency effort coordinated by NEMA, with the swift support of the Nigerian military, the Nigeria Police Force, Nigeria Immigration Service, the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) and others, whose vigilance and rapid response led to the smooth conduct of the operation.
It assured that further information on the cause of the accident will be provided by investigators from the Ministry of Transportation, whose acting Permanent Secretary was also present at the site of the derailment.
The agency pledged to furnish the public with more updates as events unfold.
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