According to eyewitnesses, it happened around 6 o'clock in the morning. The automobile part of the bridge was requested. The railway part of the bridge is damaged.
Official information from the Russian mass media: a truck was blown up on the Crimean bridge — the anti-terrorist committee of the Russian Federation.
This caused the explosion of seven fuel tanks of the railway depot. Two car spans of the bridge have partially collapsed.
The reaction of Mykhailo Podolyak, adviser to the head of the People's Republic of Ukraine, to the explosion on the Crimean bridge:
"Everything illegal must be destroyed, everything stolen must be returned to Ukraine, everything belonging to the Russian occupation must be expelled," — adviser to the head of the VP Mykhailo Podolyak about the explosion on the Crimean bridge.
In Crimea, they have already begun to limit the sale of goods
"In order to prevent artificial excitement, the leave of goods of the grocery group in Crimea is limited: in one hand up to 3 kilograms", — Ministry of Industry of Crimea.
Traffic on the bridge is suspended, and huge queues have formed at gas stations. After all, according to preliminary data, fuel tanks are on fire.
All bus flights from Crimea have been cancelled, media reports.
It is also reported that the sale of tickets for trains to and from Crimea has been suspended.
According to Yandex.Maps, the Crimean bridge is closed until October 31.
