Sources have revealed new details about Saturday’s bridge incident that led to the explosion of the Kerch bridge connecting Russia and Crimea.
He said the truck, which appeared to contain explosives, was checked by Russian traffic police before entering the bridge and allowed to pass.
This information may reveal the “deficiency” of the Russian authorities in dealing with a major threat that led to the death of 3 people and the destruction of part of the bridge leading to Crimea.
And a Russian investigative committee announced that so far three people have been found dead as a result of a truck explosion on a bridge connecting Russia and Crimea.
The committee said in a statement: They are believed to be the occupants of a car that exploded near the truck. The bodies of two victims, a man and a woman, have already been recovered from the water and their identities are being investigated. Confirmed.”
He added that investigators have obtained details of the truck, which is registered in the Krasnodar region of southern Russia, and whose owner is currently being identified.
In turn, the Crimean authorities announced that the restoration of the bridge will begin on Saturday, immediately after the end of the work of the investigative committee.
Prime Minister Mishustin also signed a decree establishing an emergency committee to follow up on the facts of what happened on the Crimean bridge.
It is reported that “the fuel supply in Crimea is sufficient for several months, according to the authorities.”
Ferries (4-5 ferries) for passengers with a capacity of up to 100 people will be launched from Saturday between Crimea and the Kuban region in southern Russia.
Also, the traffic of cars will be stopped for at least a few weeks for repairs and to prevent further vandalism.
Damage to the railway is not significant as it is possible to return to traffic within a few days.
The press service of the Crimean Railways reported that at 06:05 a truck exploded on the “Kerch” bridge and some of the fuel tanks of the train that was moving over the bridge caught fire.
According to the media center of Russia’s National Anti-Terrorism Committee, a fuel tank on a freight train caught fire as a result of a truck explosion on the bridge, which caused the fire.
Source: Lebanon Debate
