Drunk driver collides with Chechen president's motorcade

A drunken driver collided with a motorcade carrying Chechen President Alu Alkhanov as he returned to Chechnya, killing an escorting security officer and critically injuring four others, law enforcement officials said today.

Alkhanov was unhurt in the incident, which took place in the neighbouring region of Ingushetia this morning, the Ingush Interior Ministry said. The driver of the car was also taken to hospital.