Travellers stranded for hours as crashes block Kaduna-Abuja highway

Many travellers were stranded for hours on Monday at Gidan Busa, just before Katari, on the Kaduna-Abuja highway after multiple accidents involving long vehicles, the News Agency of Nigeria reported.

The gridlock left motorists, passengers and goods waiting under the sun, with many missing appointments and deliveries. Cattle trucks, lorries loaded with sacks, fuel tankers and smaller vehicles were wedged along the stretch.

A traveller, fashion designer Sarah Monday, told the agency she missed a contract meeting in Abuja because of the standstill. She appealed to the Federal Government to complete the highway soon to reduce hardship for its users, especially during festive periods.