SEVENTY people have been injured in an accident involving a train with registration number Y14 which was traveling from Kigoma to Dar es Salaam.

The train derailed and overturned between Kazuramimba and Uvinza stations in Kigoma Region.

According to Jamila Mbarouk, Head of Communication Unit at the Tanzania Railway Corporation (TRC), the accident occurred on Tuesday night and six of the train’s carriages derailed.

“TRC in collaboration with the Kigoma regional health officials transported the injured to Uvinza District Hospital for treatment,” she said. “Their conditions improve: 57 have been discharged, eight are still receiving treatment and five have been transferred to Maweni Regional Referral Hospital for further care. No fatalities have been reported.”

She added that the train which was carrying 571 passengers continued its journey to Tabora, Dodoma, Morogoro, Coast and Dar es Salaam, adding the TRC was assisting the injured.

Kigoma District Commissioner Salum Kalli said that the government was making efforts to ensure that all injured individuals receive medical care and resume their activities.

Kassim Ibrahim, a witness, reported that four passenger carriages and two freight carriages fell after the train went off the track.