By Divine Sam

Monday turned into a frustrating experience for motorists and travellers along the Lagos-Benin Expressway as a massive traffic jam left thousands of road users stranded for several hours.

The heavy gridlock, which brought movement to a near standstill, reportedly followed efforts by construction company Harkatt Construction to remove a fallen truck that had blocked part of the expressway in the early hours of Monday.

A reliable source who spoke to Newsieevents disclosed that the company’s operation to evacuate the truck further compounded the traffic situation, leaving motorists with little or no room to manoeuvre and travellers stranded for hours.

The development caused considerable hardship for commuters, particularly those on long-distance journeys who were forced to spend hours on the road as movement remained severely restricted.

The incident once again highlights the difficulties faced by road users on the busy Lagos-Benin corridor, where accidents, road construction and traffic management challenges often disrupt smooth movement.

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