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“The train developed some fault and derailed; it was on transit from Lagos to Zaria.
“We have deployed our operatives to secure the place and protect the pipes,” Jalige added.
Also, Kaduna State Sector Commander of Federal Road Safety Corps, Hafiz Mohammed, described the accident as minor.
“The locomotive (head) derailed while standing, one coach also derailed, while five coaches capsized.
“Some pipes were scattered due to the accident. However, patrol teams of Operation Yaki have been deployed for security coverage in the area.
“No life was lost and no one sustained injury.
“The railway Headquarters has been contacted to send their technical team to the scene,” Mohammed said (NAN)
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The fatal accident happened around 1:20 am on Saturday.
DAILY POST gathered that the Volvo FL7 truck with registration number KMC 35 ZJ was climbing the bridge when the driver lost control due to probably overloading.
The truck which was conveying palm oil and Kola nut to the north has 61 passengers with the driver on board.
The Osun State Sector Commander of Federal Road Safety Corps, Kudirat Ibrahim, who was at the scene of the accident told DAILY POST that the injured passengers have been taken to Osun State Teaching Hospital and Asubisro General hospital in Osogbo.
She said that “the vehicle which was heavily loaded with Jerry cans of palm oil and over 60 passengers was trying to ascend the ramp but started rolling backwards and lost control. It fell sideways into the side drainage, throwing off the jerry cans over the passengers and killed some in the process.”
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An accident which saw a truck plunge into a ditch in Osogbo, Osun State in the early hours of Saturday has left 10 female palm oil traders dead, and 36 others injured.
Straight News reports that the occupants who were mostly traders were sleeping on the truck, a Volvo FL7, with registration number KMC 35 ZJ, when the accident happened.
One of the survivors who spoke to the publication said:
”The truck was ascending the November 27 overhead bridge opposite the NECO office when the driver lost control as the truck could not ascend the bridge. The truck then went on a reverse and fell into the ditch.