Heavy traffic gridlock paralysed the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Saturday following an accident involving a truck that fell and blocked one lane of the highway.
The incident occurred near the Ogere Bridge, disrupting traffic flow towards Ibadan, Saapade, Alapako and other adjoining areas.
Our correspondent gathered that as motorists attempted to divert to the remaining lane, traffic movement towards Lagos, Mowe, Ibafo and other parts of the axis also became severely congested.
As of the time of filing this report, both lanes of the expressway were reportedly blocked, leaving hundreds of commuters stranded for hours.
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It was learnt that the truck accident occurred late on Friday evening, but its impact on traffic worsened by Saturday morning.
Officials of the Nigeria Police Force and the Federal Road Safety Corps were deployed to the scene to manage traffic and restore normalcy.
Sources at the scene, who spoke on condition of anonymity, attributed the accident to mechanical failure and said efforts were ongoing to clear the obstruction and open at least one lane to ease the gridlock.
