Luanda - A passenger train with four carriages, in which 205 passengers were travelling, from Luanda to Malange, derailed on Friday without causing any casualties.
According to the Directorate of the Luanda Railways (Caminho de Ferro de Luanda E.P), one of the crew members suffered minor injuries.
The accident with the Power Car locomotive took place at around 10.30am, at kilometre point 142, nine kilometres from the Zenza do Itombe station, in Kwanza Norte province, without causing any damage to the line.
In this regard, the CFL management said in a statement to the press that a locomotive had left Luanda to rescue the passengers and continue the journey to Malange.
"The causes of the accident are not yet known, and the Commission of Inquiry is on its way to the place to find out the cause of the derailment," the statement said.
Following this, the document said, a technical team from Luanda Railways would travel to the site over the next few hours to assess the situation and if possible begin with the work of railing and removing the damaged equipment.
Luanda Railways regrets the inconvenience that this occurrence caused to all members of the train.
The last time this happened was in February of this year, when a train derailed with 14 tanks loaded with petrol and diesel.
The accident occurred near the Lússue de Baixo neighbourhood, seven kilometres to the southwest of the city of Ndalatando, in Kwanza Norte.
The Transport Ministry said in a statement at the time that the preliminary results of field tests indicated that the accident was the result of a "criminal act.
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