The Nigerian Railway Corporation has reported that four people died and 64 were injured when the Warri-Itakpe Train Service derailed on 8 June 2026. The corporation released the casualty figures in a preliminary report reported on 24 August, while saying the cause of the incident had not yet been conclusively established.
The four people killed were three adults and a child, according to the preliminary findings reported by Vanguard News. No further information was supplied about their identities, the condition of those injured or the precise location of the derailment along the Warri-Itakpe route.
P.M. News reported that the NRC had linked the derailment to a possible wheel defect. However, Vanguard reported the corporation's position as being that the cause remained unascertained. Taken together, the reports indicate that a wheel-related fault may be under consideration, but has not been confirmed as the definitive cause.
Emergency response operations were activated immediately after the derailment, according to P.M. News. The NRC worked with the Delta State Government, Nigeria Police Force, Federal Road Safety Corps, National Emergency Management Agency, local authorities and medical teams during the response.
The preliminary report establishes the reported death and injury toll but leaves significant questions unresolved. The supplied accounts do not state what evidence suggested a possible wheel defect, whether other technical or operational factors are being examined, or when the NRC expects to issue final findings.