The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has released its preliminary report on the June 8, 2026, Warri-Itakpe Train Service derailment, confirming that four people, comprising three adults and a child, died in the incident, while 64 others were injured. The corporation stated that the definitive cause of the derailment had yet to be established. The incident occurred at about 4:17 p.m. near the Goodluck Jonathan Railway Station in Owa-Oyibu, Delta State. The train departed Itakpe at noon with 482 persons on board, comprising 442 passengers and 40 operational personnel, when five coaches, one locomotive, and a power car derailed at kilometre 177.
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