Nigeria, June 9 -- A senator from Delta State, Ede Dafinone, and a former Secretary to Delta State Government, Patrick Ukah, were among the 482 people on board the train that had an accident on Monday on the Warri-Itakpe corridor.

Four people lost their lives in the accident during which four coaches capsized.

The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Transport, Funsho Adebiyi, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday.

He said a full investigation into the cause of the accident had begun.

The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the accident occurred near Agbor in Delta on Monday.

"Preliminary reports indicate that four coaches capsized while one coach derailed, resulting in unfortunate loss of four lives, comprising two adult fema...