Russian Ministry of Transport: Partial road damage, explosion sound from Crimean Bridge! Causing 2 deaths and 1 injury, Crimea | Bridge | Road surface in the early morning
According to Russian Sputnik News Agency on July 17, the Russian Ministry of Transport said on the morning of July 17 that the Crimea Bridge was closed due to an accident.
Sergei Akshonov, the leader of the Crimean region appointed by Russia, stated on the "Telegraph" social media platform that due to an accident, traffic on the Crimean Bridge was disrupted. He called on people to avoid traveling through this bridge.
According to RBC Ukraine News Agency on the 17th, there was an explosion on the Crimean Bridge that day.
Local officials in Crimea have announced on social media that Crimea has sufficient supply and reserves of fuel, food, and industrial products.
At the entrance of the Crimean Bridge on one side of the Krasnodar Territory, the length of the traffic jam is about 4 kilometers
In addition, according to the government of the Temlyuk District adjacent to the Krasnodar Territory and Crimea, the ferry connecting the Krasnodar Territory and Crimea has been temporarily suspended.
According to reports, the local management authorities have established an operations command center to coordinate the actions of various departments related to this emergency situation. The report states that Crimea currently has necessary fuel and food.
According to TASS citing the Governor of Belgorod, two people died and one was injured in an emergency situation on the Crimean Bridge.
According to CCTV International News, the emergency accident at the Crimean Bridge has resulted in 2 deaths and 1 injury. According to TASS, citing the Governor of Belgorod Oblast in Russia, it was confirmed that "a couple from Belgorod Oblast died and their daughter was injured in the emergency accident at the Crimean Bridge.". The Krasnodar Territory confirmed that a child was injured and is preparing to be transported to the Krasnodar Territory for treatment via air emergency transportation.
Russian Ministry of Transport: Part of the road surface of the Crimean Bridge is damaged, and the bridge piers are not damaged
According to reports from Russian media, on the 17th local time, the Russian Ministry of Transport stated that the road surface of the Crimean Bridge on one side of the Crimean region was damaged, but denied that the bridge piers were damaged, and the bridge's condition is still being inspected.
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Earlier on the 17th, Crimean Chief Executive Akshonov stated that the bridge's traffic was interrupted due to an "emergency" situation. TASS reported on the same day that railway traffic on the Crimean Bridge has temporarily ceased.
In addition, Russian media reported that officials from the Crimean region have gone to the location of the incident. Akshonov called on people to "not go to the Crimean Bridge, stay calm, and only trust reliable sources", and reminded tourists and residents of the Crimean Peninsula to choose other routes for travel.
The local authorities in Crimea stated that they have all necessary supplies, including fuel, food, and industrial products.
The Crimean Bridge connects southern Russia and the Crimean Peninsula. It is a dual-purpose railway and road bridge with a total length of 19 kilometers. After completion, it was unveiled by Putin on May 15, 2018.
On October 8, 2022, a heavy-duty truck exploded on the Crimean Bridge, causing seven oil tanks on a freight train on a railway bridge parallel to the highway bridge to ignite. Some sections of the highway bridge were damaged, resulting in a total of four deaths. Russian President Putin subsequently stated that the explosion was a terrorist attack aimed at destroying critical civilian infrastructure in Russia.
On July 8th, Ukrainian Deputy Minister of Defense Mariyar admitted on the "Telegraph" social media platform that Kyiv was responsible for the bombing of the Crimean Bridge in the autumn of 2022.
Maria wrote, "273 days ago, the first strike on the Crimean Bridge was carried out to disrupt Russia's logistics transportation."