An early morning passenger train travelling from Kaduna to Abuja on Monday failed to reach its destination after a crash along the rail corridor.

The crash happened near Asham station between two Nigerian Railway Corporation trains, crumpling fronts and partially derailing one, as shown in shared video footage.

Eyewitness Sada Malumfashi described people thrown about with cuts and injuries, though no deaths were reported.

According to the eyewitness recount: “Just dropped from the Kaduna-Abuja train. We heard a loud bang and the train jolted to a stop flinging people across.

Passengers got hit and most are bleeding and severely injured. Train delayed for some 30 minutes and resumed to Kubwa. No communication from @info_NRC on anything.”

Service resumed after 30 minutes but stopped short at Kubwa station amid passenger frustration over poor communication from NRC, which has yet to comment officially.