The Managing Director of the Nigerian Railway Corporation, NRC, Kayode Opeifa, says the death toll from the Warri–Itakpe train derailment has risen to five.
Opeifa, while confirming this on Tuesday, said emergency responders were swiftly deployed to the scene, with injured passengers evacuated to nearby medical facilities for treatment, while investigations into the cause of the derailment are ongoing.
He assured that safety assessments were being intensified across the rail network to prevent a recurrence.
According to him, relevant technical teams had been mobilised to determine the factors that led to the accident.
The NRC boss stressed that authorities were also working to support affected families, while efforts continue to restore normal operations along the corridor.
The Warri–Itakpe rail line remains one of Nigeria’s major standard gauge routes, serving both passenger and freight movement across multiple states.
The derailment of the rail line occurred on Monday.
