Ministry of Transport has denied reports of damage to the pillars of the Crimean bridge | Accidents

The Ministry of Transport has denied information about the damage to the pillars of the Crimean bridge, there is damage to the roadway on the spans from the Crimea, according to the Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation.

“From the side of the Republic of Crimea, there is damage to the roadway on the spans of the Crimean bridge,” the report said.

It is emphasized that the span structures of the structure are on their supports. The damage information is incorrect.

Earlier, the head of the Crimea, Sergei Aksyonov, said that traffic on the Crimean bridge was temporarily halted due to the accident.

The authorities of the Krasnodar Territory have announced that the work of the ferry service between the peninsula and the region has been temporarily stopped. The movement of railway transport on the Crimean bridge was temporarily suspended. The Transport Ministry has urged to use the roads of the new regions of the Russian Federation when traveling to the Crimea.