Vladimir Putin's official car is involved in a head-on crash in Moscow

Vladimir Putin's official car is involved in a head-on crash in Moscow

RUSSIAN President Vladimir Putin’s personal chauffeur has been killed in Moscow after a Mercedes collided head-on with the presidential BMW.

CCTV footage from September 2 on Kutuzovsky Avenue shows Mr Putin’s presidential vehicle being hit by another car, instantly killing the chauffeur.

The Russian President was not in the car at the time of the accident.

The video shows the BMW exploding through a safety barrier in a cloud of smoke and debris before spinning out of control on the opposite side of the road.

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Known as MK, the chauffeur had been employed as an official government driver for more than 40 years.