One of the trucks was laden with crates of drinks, whereas the opposite carried glasses.
It was learnt that the trucks had been driving in reverse instructions at very excessive velocity when the head-on collision occurred.
The drivers, their motor boys and different individuals doing enterprise alongside the highway died instantly after the accident.
The incident has precipitated a severe gridlock alongside the highway as passengers are at present stranded and trapped alongside the highway.
Passengers who spoke with DAILY POST expressed disappointment over the deplorable state of the highway, saying it added to the elevated price of transportation and precipitated delays to their actions as effectively as killing their companies.
He claimed that the state of the highway was affecting him and his enterprise.
Olaoluwa, a passenger travelling from Lagos to Warri, Delta State, mentioned he has been trapped in the gridlock for 3 days operating.
“Instead of the politicians serving to the residents by setting up the highway and offering them with the essential facilities, together with safety, they’re busy campaigning and toiling with Nigerians, he lamented.
Other passengers who additionally bared their minds on the state of the highway urged President Bola Tinubu to assist Nigerians, particularly drivers and passengers, put the highway in a fine condition.
