SIMFEROPOL, October 9. /TASS/. The Lavrenty ferry for the transportation of large-tonnage vehicles has arrived at a crossing point between Crimea and mainland Russia, Kerch Merchant Port Director Yury Chernenko told TASS on Sunday.

"Currently, the carriages are being implemented only by the Kerchesnky-2 ferry designed for low-tonnage vehicles," he said.

"It [the Lavrenty] has arrived," Chernenko said, specifying that the ferry would start operations soon.

Also, the second ferry Yeisk for the transportation of low-tonnage vehicles is preparing for its operation, he said. It is set to start operating during the day, he added.

A truck exploded on the Crimean Bridge on Saturday morning, causing several fuel tanks of a railway train to catch fire. Three people were killed in the blast. Two spans of the bridge’s roadway to the peninsula collapsed but a lane leading from Crimea to the Krasnodar Region reportedly remained intact. The Russian government set up a commission led by Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khusnullin to probe into the incident. The railway traffic across the Crimean Bridge has been restored. Also, the car traffic has been partially restored across the bridge.