President Vladimir Putin Escapes Death, Driver Dead

President Vladimir Putin Escapes Death, Driver Dead
President Vladimir Putin Escapes Death, Driver Dead

President Vladimir Putin Escapes Death, Driver Dead

Russian President Vladimir Putin had a close shave Tuesday as his official vehicle was involved in a deadly head-on crash in the country’s capital, Moscow.

The horrific accident in the centre of the city resulted in the death of long-serving presidential driver and Putin’s favourite chauffeur, Sun writes.

 

The presidential BMW was travelling on Kutuzovsky Avenue in the Russian capital when a Mercedes veered from the other side of the road, smashing into it head-on.

Putin was not in the car at the time.

Russian media reports that the president’s official driver was killed in the crash.

 

Putin's BMW wrecked in the collision. Image: Sun
Putin’s BMW wrecked in the collision. Image: Sun

Putin, who was in China yesterday for a meeting of G20 leaders where he and United States President Barack Obama failed to agree on a peace deal for war-torn Syria, was however not in the vehicle.

 Footage shows the presidential BMW travelling along Kutuzovsky Avenue in the Russian capital when a Mercedes veered from the other side of the road and smashed into it head-on.

Putin IVMedics are said to have arrived quickly on the scene, but according to Russian media, the unnamed victim — who had more than 40 years’ driving experience — died on the spot.

Police are investigating the exact cause of the crash.

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