Commuters stranded as bridge collapses in Kwara

Heavy flooding near commuters travelling on the Ilorin–Igbeti Federal Highway successful Kwara State stranded connected Monday pursuing the illness of the Moro Bridge, submerging vehicles and disrupting question crossed the engaged interstate route.

Several vehicles were trapped successful floodwaters arsenic a effect of the incident, which followed an overnight downpour that caused the Moro River to overflow its banks, portion hopeless passengers reportedly climbed onto car roofs awaiting rescue.

The affected bridge, according to a source, is located betwixt Oko-Olowo/Mandala successful Ilorin West and Asa section authorities areas. It had earlier collapsed connected April 30 aft a heavy-duty articulated motortruck reportedly passed implicit the ageing structure, cutting disconnected a large transport nexus connecting Kwara State to neighbouring Oyo State and onwards routes towards the Benin Republic border.

The impermanent diversion promised by the authorities authorities aft the span illness worsened the concern pursuing Monday’s flooding, arsenic the span repair had yet to beryllium completed.

Vehicles were partially submerged successful the overflowing river, portion stranded commuters struggled to navigate the flooded passage. Residents and motorists expressed vexation implicit the prolonged hold successful completing exigency involution works astatine the site, saying the concern could go much unsafe arsenic the rainy play intensi...