Blocked East-West Road Leaves Many Travellers Stranded In Delta

There was massive pile up of heavy duty trucks, tankers, commercial and private vehicles stretching for kilometers in either direction.

Thousands of travellers were left stranded on Sunday along the Patani-Kaiama-Mbiama stretch of the East-West Road in Delta State as a result of heavy congestion.

There was a massive pileup of heavy-duty trucks, tankers, and commercial and private vehicles stretching for kilometres in either direction.

It’s not clear what caused the traffic, but a driver told our correspondent that some vehicles broke down close to a bad spot which is being worked on.

As at the time of filing this report, security personnel were seen trying to control the situation.