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Ukraine President Zelensky involved in car accident but ‘not seriously hurt’



KYIV: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has been involved in a car accident, his spokesman has revealed.

A passenger car collided with the presidential vehicle and his escort in the capital Kyiv, Sergii Nykyforov said in a statement.

“The president was examined by a doctor, no serious injuries were found,” he said.

The driver of the car that collided with the motorcade was treated at the scene and driven away in an ambulance, BBC reported.

Nykyforov said all the circumstances of the traffic accident were being investigated by law enforcement officers.

This comes after President Zelensky visited the recaptured city of Izyum in north-eastern Ukraine, on Wednesday.

(Inputs from BBC)

Publish Date : 15 September 2022 12:07 PM

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