A Nairobi-Nyahururu passenger train derailed at Ol Kalou town on Tuesday evening, August 18, with two wheels of one of the coaches slightly coming off the railway track near the Ol Kalou Railway Station.

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The incident caused a brief scare among passengers, although there were no immediate reports of injuries.

Witnesses said the train had been travelling along the Nairobi-Nyahururu route when part of the coach left the track.

Images and videos obtained by Kenyans.co.ke showed several wagons of the passenger train slightly off the main railway track, with the incident occurring close to the station.

📌 What You Need to Know

Residents milled around the scene following the derailment, with some recording videos and taking pictures near the train as efforts to establish what had happened continued.

The Kenya Railways Corporation had not issued a statement on the circumstances surrounding the incident by the time of publication.

The Nairobi-Nyahururu passenger service was revived earlier this year, restoring train services along the route.

Train derailments involving passenger services are relatively rare in Kenya, although they can result in serious injuries and fatalities when they occur.

The last reported passenger train derailment occurred in March 2025 in Lugari, Kakamega County, when a passenger train derailed on March 19.

The incident caused significant disruption along the railway line, with several coaches leaving the track.

📰 Source: Kenyans.co.ke