Breaking News, Pandemonium As Abuja-Kaduna Train, Engine Exploded On The Way To Destination

Passengers inside Abuja-Kaduna train which developed ‘fault’ about 40 kilometres to Kaduna, were left in a state of panic for close to six hours after departing from Idu terminal in Abuja, around 6pm Wednesday.

The Regional Editor of News Express Garba Muhammad was a passenger in the train and narrated how the train developed fault around 8pm after a loud sound from the engine,  which forced the train to stop.

According to him, “We had the loud bang. We all fell over each other, while some ran to other coaches, thinking that the train was under attacked,” Lawal Isah, one of the passenger said.

As this occur,  passengers were left in the middle of the bush in the middle of the night afraid of imminent bandits attack.

Another engine came around 12:15am and pushed us to Rigasa, Kaduna – a short distance that took additional two hours with frequent stops and slow movements.

There were no official comments from the train officials in the train as to what caused the engines fault and why it took over four hours for another engine to come for rescue.

The incident, however, generated mixed reactions, as passengers were insinuating a deliberate attack of the engine.

Source ~ News Express