Showing posts with label 34-year-old Enugu-Ebonyi Bridge collapses. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 34-year-old Enugu-Ebonyi Bridge collapses. Show all posts

Thursday, December 19, 2013

34-year-old Enugu-Ebonyi Bridge collapses


The bridge.
The 34-year-old Ovu River Bridge, which is located on a federal highway linking Enugu and Ebonyi states, has collapsed.
The bridge links Ebonyi State, through Uburu in Ohaozara Local Government Area, and Enugu State, through Agbani-Ugboka-Nara-Nkerefi in Nkanu East council.
PUNCH Metro learnt on Wednesday that the bridge collapsed under the weight of a truck, which was plying it late at night.
Villagers at the foot of the bridge told our correspondent that the truck was carrying 900 bags of cement when the bridge caved in, as against 600 bags stipulated for heavy-duty vehicles.