A bridge at Chukuku village along the Kuje-Gwagwalada road collapsed following a heavy downpour, stranding commuters and cutting off access between the two areas. Vehicles travelling between Gwagwalada and Kuje were unable to pass, leaving passengers and residents of Chukuku and neighbouring Kiyi village cut off.
Construction workers handling the dualisation of the road were seen using an excavator to fill part of the collapsed section with laterite to enable motorists to manoeuvre through, while work also continued on a new bridge. Motorcycle riders and tricycle operators were forced to drop passengers at the scene, leaving many commuters to continue their journeys on foot.
Residents attributed the collapse to a weak structural foundation, noting that erosion had created a deep gully that split the road into two. A civil servant who commutes daily across the bridge described having to cross the river on foot before boarding a motorcycle to reach her workplace.