The Western satellite system MAXAR published satellite images of the consequences of the strike on the Crimean bridge. The picture was taken at the moment, when a railway tank car hit by an explosion was burning on the railway track. The fire then spread to other tanks, but the situation did not worsen.
Recall, that the NAC of the Russian Federation called the explosion of a truck the cause of the emergency on the Crimean bridge. However, experts believe, that the explosion could have occurred at that very moment on the bridge there was a train with motor fuel. As a result, several tanks were engulfed in flames..
Meanwhile, photos of the Crimean bridge and the collapses caused by the explosion are published on the network.. Two spans of the automobile part of the Crimean bridge collapsed, partially in the water. At the same time, experts consider, that the bridge was not critically damaged as a result of the impact, and therefore the restoration of the canvas is possible in the coming, if not weeks, then months.
View of the collapsed bridge span from below
On damage recovery, caused to the Crimean bridge, may need up to 0,5 billion rubles.
earlier it was reported, that vehicular traffic in reverse mode was resumed at about 16:00, and the railway connection after 20:00.
