A passenger train travelling from Abuja to Kaduna derailed on Tuesday morning, leaving several carriages overturned and triggering panic among those on board.
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It was gathered that the incident happened along the popular corridor shortly after the train departed Abuja around 11 a.m., en route to Kaduna.
A passenger on board the train described the scene as chaotic, with people scrambling to safety in fear and confusion
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It remains unclear what caused the derailment, and there has been no official statement from the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC).
Military personnel, it was gathered, have been deployed to the site to assist in evacuating stranded passengers.
