And according to this, the driver survived. See @7:30.
The truck that exploded on the Kerch bridgewas a Prostar
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Best use of a Prostar ever. Shame it wasn't a Maxforce
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I have a source that says the driver of the truck was “blind”, that he was not told what he was carrying and that the driver is dead:
Russian intel leaked crucial info to military correspondent Alexander Kots. The cargo was ordered by a Ukrainian citizen: explosives packed in 22 pallets, in rolls of film under plastic wrap, were shipped from Bulgaria to the Georgian port of Poti. Afterwards, the cargo was loaded onto a truck with foreign license plates and proceeded overland to Armenia.
Clearance at the Armenia-Russia border was smooth – according to the rules of the Eurasian Customs Union(both Russia and Armenia are members of the Eurasian Economic Union, or EAEU). The cargo evidently avoided detection through X-rays. This route is standard for truckers traveling to Russia.
The truck then re-entered Georgia and crossed the border into Russia again, but this time through the Upper Lars checkpoint. That’s the same one used by thousands of Russians fleeing partial mobilization. The truck ended up in Armavir, where the cargo was transferred to another truck, under the responsibility of Mahir Yusubov: the one that entered the Crimean bridge coming from the Russian mainland.
Very important: the transport from Armavir to a delivery address in Simferopol should have happened on October 6-7: that is, timed to the birthday of President Putin on Friday the 7th. For some unexplained reason, that was postponed for a day.
The driver of the first truck is already testifying. Yusubov, the driver of the second truck – which exploded on the bridge – was “blind:” he had no idea what he was carrying, and is dead
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Blind drivers are the best...they can't see what's coming...
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TQL is still trying to get updates on the load, calling the driver every few hours.
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Ahhh... Well... If it was an International, it might have just been the result of a malfunction. But I'm sure the owner got a great deal on the truck. And let's not forget that International has so many dealerships they can take it to for repairs
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