NEWS UPDATE - Four dead as train derails in Kwara State

   During the weekend, an 11-coach train with an additional cargo coach derailed in Jebba, Moro Local Government Area of Kwara State, killing four people and injuring three. The train was said to have derailed on Saturday night.



  

Mr. Sabiu Zakari, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Transportation said that families of two of the victims had been identified, just as he embarked on an inspection of the scene, on behalf of the Minister of Transport, Chibuike Amaechi. 


  

“We were informed when the accident happened and we swung into action immediately, but it is unfortunate that we lost four people, while three others sustained injuries. The three injured have been treated and discharged. The Federal Government picked up their bills.

“For the dead, we have been able to identify two of them at the mortuary and we have contacted their families. We will continue to look for the families of the remaining two. Once we get them, government will take responsibility of their burial and we will also facilitate the transportation of the bodies to their relations,” he said. 



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