Russian Investigative Committee: Three killed in Crimean Bridge Explosion

Moscow, SANA- Russian Investigative Committee has announced Saturday that three persons were killed at the Explosion of Crimean Bridge.

“According to preliminary information, the incident killed three people, presumably the passengers of a car that was driving by the truck that exploded on the bridge. The bodies of a woman and two men were recovered from the water, their identities are being established”, Sputnik quoted the Committee as saying in a statement.

“Our investigators has reached information about the exploded truck” the statement read, noting that “they identified the owner of the truck as a resident of the Krasnodar Region. Investigative activities are being carried out at his place of residence”.

“A truck exploded on the Crimean Bridge on Saturday morning, causing several fuel tanks of a railway train to catch fire. Two spans of the road bridge collapsed but a lane leading from Crimea to the Krasnodar Region reportedly remained intact. Traffic on the road and railway parts of the bridge was suspended. The Russian government formed a commission to look into the incident.” according to an earlier statement by the Russia’s National Anti-Terrorism Committee.

ALI,Baraa