Moscow: 3 dead from the explosion on the Crimean bridge – Video shows the Russians controlling the truck – bomb

Three people have lost their lives in the explosion on the Crimean bridge in the Kerch Strait, as announced at noon by the Research Committee of the Russian Federation. The driver of the truck that exploded on the Crimean bridge has been identified, the Investigative Committee said. According to the first information, the driver of the truck, who has been identified, and two passengers of a passing car are dead.

Video purportedly showing the truck bomb that exploded on the bridge has come to light. In the video, members of the Russian authorities examine the undercarriage of the truck, while there are uniformed officers at the scene. Moments later, the truck pulls away.

What is known about the Crimean bridge explosion according to the Russians

At about 6 a.m. a truck blew up, causing a train’s fuel tanks to catch fire. The fire on the bridge is already out. Part of the road surface of the bridge collapsed, as a result of which the traffic of trains and vehicles was interrupted. The passage of boats continues. A ferry crossing the Kerch Strait will start operating within the day. The rehabilitation of the railway infrastructure has already started.

Footage showing a fiery inferno at the time of the powerful explosion on the bridge at Kerch Strait that joins the Crimean peninsula with Russia were given on social media.

The fire on the bridge at Kerch Strait which connects the Crimean peninsula with Russia’s transport and communication network is due in blowing up a trapped vehicle with explosives, Russia’s anti-terrorist commission announced, according to the country’s news agencies, adding that the section of the bridge used by cars had been damaged. Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered an official investigation into the causes of the Crimean bridge fire

According to a photo from Ukrainian media part of the roadway of the bridge has fallen into the sea:

The adviser to the Ukrainian president Mihailo Podoliak on Saturday appeared to admit that Kyiv was behind the explosion at the strategically important Kerch Strait bridge.

“Crimea, the bridge, the beginning. Everything illegal must be destroyed, everything stolen must be returned to Ukraine, everything occupied by Russia must be expelled” says the Ukrainian official on Twitter.

Crimea, the bridge, the beginning. Everything illegal must be destroyed, everything stolen must be returned to Ukraine, everything occupied by Russia must be expelled. pic.twitter.com/yUiSwOLlDP

— Михайло Подоляк (@Podolyak_M) October 8, 2022

The Russian president Vladimir Putin ordered an official investigation into the causes of the Crimean bridge fire, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said, according to the Interfax news agency.

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