The Federal Capital Territory Police Command has initiated an inquiry into a deadly train accident that killed an unidentified woman on the Gwagwa-Idu railway line in Abuja.
SP Josephine Adeh, the FCT Police Public Relations Officer, verified the incident in a statement released on Tuesday, stating that the police received a distress call about 11 a.m. on March 24, 2025.
According to her, officers responded to the scene behind Zeberced Company in Idu, where they discovered the mangled body of a woman who had been struck by a moving train.
The statement read, “The FCT Police Command is investigating a fatal train accident that claimed the life of an unidentified woman along the Gwagwa-Idu railway line.
“On March 24, 2025, at about 11am, FCT Police responded to a distress call reporting an unconscious female on the railway tracks behind Zeberced Company, Idu. Upon arrival, officers found a lifeless and disfigured female body, believed to have been struck by a train.
“The remains were evacuated to Kubwa General Hospital, where her death was confirmed. Efforts are ongoing to identify her and locate her relatives.”
