The Ikorodu road of Lagos in the early hours of Tuesday
morning was partially closed due to accident caused by trailer while negotiating a U- turn, just before the
BRT Bus-stop at Ketu.
Investigations revealed that the trailer mounted
the road divider when negotiating the bend, which the driver blamed on poor
visibility due to the weather.
Motorists plying the Ikorodu Road from Garage area bore
the brunt of the incident as the gridlock extended from Ketu down to Mile 12,
all the way to Garage in Ikorodu.
Lagosians were stuck in the snail-pace traffic as
early as 5:30a.m., as they waited for the state government officials and Road
Safety personnel to handle the situation.
One of the commuters, who spoke to journalists, Mrs.
Chinwe Ezeoke said: "I left Ikorodu around 6:00a.m. and spent close to
four hours, just to get to Obanikoro where I work. A lot of people came down at
Mile 12 and headed back to Ikorodu to take the boat.
"It was when we finally got to Ketu that we
realised what happened and the road was a bit free onwards, but the hours we
spent on the road were pathetic as I resumed work late."
Although LASEMA, Police and Road Safety officials
were at the scene, traffic was still moving at a very slow pace with people
coming down at Mile 12, to continue their journey by foot.
At the time of filing this report, the damaged
trailer was yet to be removed as the heavy duty truck was about to be towed,
with the traffic on the Ikorodu Road still in a worrisome state.
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