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Putin’s official presidential car involved in head-on horror crash in Moscow, killing Russian president’s ‘favourite chauffeur’
VLADIMIR Putin's presidential car has been involved in a deadly head-on crash in Moscow.
The Russian president's favourite chauffeur was killed in the horror collision, which was captured in shocking CCTV footage.
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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.
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Medics are said to have arrived quickly on the scene, but the unnamed victim -- who had more than 40 years' driving experience -- died instantly.
It is not known if the driver of the other vehicle was injured in the crash.
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The presidential car is officially registered as belonging to the Federation Council -- Russia's equivalent of the House of Lords.
Police are investigating the exact cause of the crash.
It raises fears over the Russian premier's safety when being ferried in his official vehicles.
Putin will be the first recipient of a new Russian-built luxury limousine next year.
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He is expected to receive the newly designed Kortezh, or Cortege, by the end of 2017.
It is similar to The Beast, the armour-plated vehicle used to transport US President Barack Obama on official visits.
But unlike The Beast, the Kortezh will be made available to the public by 2018.
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The bulletproof vehicle be produced in SUV, limo, sedan and minivan versions.
It will boast doors ten-times thicker than the average car door, and has its own oxygen supply system, according to .
Versions of the mammoth car will also be added to Russia's fleet of vehicles for high-ranking officials and politicians.
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