In the early hours of Tuesday, January 11, 2022, around Kilometer 196 in Nimba, a rail equipment carrying maintenance crew came in contact with loaded wagons stationed on the rail line, resulting in serious injuries to 6 AML employees.
A full investigation has been launched into the cause of the accident.
A statement from ArcelorMittal Liberia said its emergency response and technical teams responded and the injured were evacuated from the scene for medical care.
ArcelorMittal Liberia announces that two of its committed staff have succumbed to their injuries after being medically evacuated by helicopter to hospital.
According to sources from the scene of the accident, scrolls of persons with deep wounds were taken at the John F. Kennedy Medical Center (J.F.K.) in Monrovia for treatment.
Medical sources have informed local media that authorities of ArcelorMittal have now ordered an immediate evacuation of at least eight senior staff who are critically wounded to neighboring Ivory Coast.
A popular rail road engineer identified as “MacDonald”and two unidentified foreign nationals are fear dead.
This train accident brings to four the number of train accident sustained by ArcelorMittal since its operations in 2005.
A locomotive of steel giant ArcelorMittal Liberia was in September 2021, involved in an accident along the Sanniquellie- Ganta highway in Nimba County. No fatality was reported.
countries for accident took place about 3pm EST ( 8pm local time) on Tuesday, September 21, 2021, specifically near Gbedin Camp ( 3) in district# 2, Nimba, leading the mining company to halt transportation of ores from Yekepa, Nimba County to Grand Bassa County.
Following Tuesday’s incident the company said it will continue to work closely with the dedicated medical professionals to treat the injured and have put in place plans for possible evacuation of the injured to adjacent countries for advanced medical care, if recommended by doctors.
ArcelorMittal Liberia has temporarily suspended rail operations and will continue to support its employees in this terrible period of grief.
The company extends its deepest sympathies to the families of the deceased and solicits the prayers of all for the recovery of our colleagues as they are being cared for in the hospital.
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