BREAKING NEWS: President Volodymyr Zelensky is alive after a car ploughed into his motorcade in Kyiv. His driver was rushed to hospital by ambulance
Ukraine's leader is reported to not have been seriously injured during the collision. However, his driver was rushed to hospital by an ambulance.
Mr Zelensky's spokesman Sergei Nikiforov said the president was assessed by doctors after the crash. The medics had been travelling with him. Mr Nikiforov added that the incident took place in the nation's capital Kyiv.In a statement, Mr Nikforov said: "In Kyiv, a car collided with the car of the President of Ukraine and escort vehicles. The doctors accompanying the head of state provided the driver of the car with emergency assistance.
"The President was examined by a doctor, no serious injuries were found. Law enforcement officers will find out all the circumstances of the accident." Mr Zelensky's office has distributed the video of the speech the president delivers on a nightly basis. It was sent just minutes after Mr Nikforov's statement was published.Read the latest headlines from Manchester here . Click here for UK news, and here for World news.
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