Nigeria, June 11 -- Investigations into the fatal train crash on the Warri-Itakpe Train Service in Delta State on Monday have commenced, the Federal Ministry of Transportation said Wednesday, assuring of ongoing efforts to identify all injured victims.

The ministry, alongside the Nigerian Railway Corporation, also expressed its regret over the disaster, while sympathising with the families of the victims, according to a statement by Funsho Adebiyi, the permanent secretary of the ministry.

"The Ministry and the NRC extend their deepest condolences to the families of the deceased and pray for the quick recovery of all those injured," the statement noted.

At least five fatalities - four adults and an infant - were recorded when a train de...