Ugwuanyi
Residents of Ninth Mile Corner in Udi Local Council of Enugu State are worried over indiscriminate parking of articulated vehicles along major roads in the area. They said this has been causing gridlock and accidents along the route.
Trucks, parked on both sides of the road leading to a major brewery in the area, are used for the haulage of its products by contractors of the company to their destinations.
These vehicles have continued to compound the woes of road users, who spend time maneuvering the area, said residents.At the weekend, one of the trucks lost control while attempting to meander its way through a narrow space, and rammed into shops. It destroyed buildings and goods worth several millions of naira.
Eyewitnesses, who said the owner of the shop escaped by a whisker, disclosed that it was not the first time such incident occurs.
Chioma Igwe, a restaurant operator in the area, told The Guardian said: “these vehicles have constituted public nuisance and exposed residents to great danger.
Enugu State residents lament indiscriminate parking of trucks, gridlock along Ninth Mile
