All gas stations near the Crimean bridge from the side of Taman are working normally

ROSTOV-ON-DON, 8 Oct – PRIME. All gas stations near the Crimean bridge from the side of Taman are operating as usual, there is no transport collapse, said the governor of the Krasnodar Territory Veniamin Kondratiev.

“All gas stations near the Crimean bridge from the side of Taman are operating as usual. There is no transport collapse. Parking lots have been organized for drivers near the village of Ilyich and at the Taman-Volna junction, a field kitchen is working,” he wrote in Telegram.

Kondratiev added that, if necessary, the region is ready to quickly open seven more points. Also, from the side of the Krasnodar Territory, everything is ready for the operation of the ferry crossing.

The National Anti-Terrorism Committee (NAC) reported that a truck exploded on the Krymsky Bridge early Saturday morning, causing the fire of seven fuel tanks of the train. There was a partial collapse of two automobile spans of the bridge. The arch over the land part of the bridge is not damaged, the NAC said. According to preliminary information from the regional authorities, there were no casualties as a result of the incident.