[News] Gombe bridge collapses after heavy downpour

Some commuters have been left stranded after a bridge along the Bauchi-Gombe federal highway collapsed on Sunday morning, August 13, following a heavy downpour.

 

This is not the first time that the bridge or portion of the road would be washed away after a downpour. Daily Trust reported that the bridge under rehabilitation collapsed three times last year.

The recent collapse affected road links commuters from other parts of the country to North-East states of Gombe, Adamawa, Taraba and parts of Borno through Bauchi state.

 

Traffic along the axis has been diverted to Bauchi-Darazo-Dukku-Gombe road, prolonging a journey from Bauchi to Gombe by over 78 kilometres.