On 8 October 2022, an explosion occurred on the road part of the Crimean Bridge from the side of the Taman Peninsula.[15][clarification needed] The press service of the Crimea Railway stated that at 6:05 am the equipment showed an error on the railway tracks on the railway part of the bridge, and a tank caught fire in the tail of the freight train. As a result of the explosion, Crimea-bound spans of the roadway collapsed into the water,[16] and road and rail traffic was stopped.[17]