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Daughter of Putin mentor Sobchak summoned by cops over deadly car smash as video of horrific incident appears online [DISTURBING] | Daughter of Putin mentor Sobchak summoned by cops over deadly car smash as video of horrific incident appears online [DISTURBING] |
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Kseniya Sobchak, the Russian TV personality who ran for president in 2018, has been called for questioning by the police in Sochi after she controversially fled the scene of a fatal traffic collision involving her taxi on Sunday. | Kseniya Sobchak, the Russian TV personality who ran for president in 2018, has been called for questioning by the police in Sochi after she controversially fled the scene of a fatal traffic collision involving her taxi on Sunday. |
There is no suggestion Sobchak is suspected of any illegal activity, with the police wishing to speak to her as a critical witness in an accident that saw one woman die. The driver, a man named Oleg Tsoi, has admitted that he broke the law and is currently under house arrest. | There is no suggestion Sobchak is suspected of any illegal activity, with the police wishing to speak to her as a critical witness in an accident that saw one woman die. The driver, a man named Oleg Tsoi, has admitted that he broke the law and is currently under house arrest. |
On Sunday night, Sobchak’s Mercedes taxi drove into oncoming traffic while attempting an overtake maneuver, hitting one car head-on. As well as the one fatality, two people were also injured. | On Sunday night, Sobchak’s Mercedes taxi drove into oncoming traffic while attempting an overtake maneuver, hitting one car head-on. As well as the one fatality, two people were also injured. |
According to Sobchak, she lost consciousness after the collision and suffered a concussion. Following the accident, she received backlash online after it was revealed that she left the scene very quickly, calling another taxi and taking a plane to Moscow. She has, however, stated her intention to help the families of the victim and the injured. | According to Sobchak, she lost consciousness after the collision and suffered a concussion. Following the accident, she received backlash online after it was revealed that she left the scene very quickly, calling another taxi and taking a plane to Moscow. She has, however, stated her intention to help the families of the victim and the injured. |
On Wednesday morning, CCTV footage from Sunday was released online, showing the horrific collision from multiple angles, including from within the bus that the Mercedes driver was seemingly attempting to overtake. | On Wednesday morning, CCTV footage from Sunday was released online, showing the horrific collision from multiple angles, including from within the bus that the Mercedes driver was seemingly attempting to overtake. |
Kseniya Sobchak is the daughter of the late Anatoly Sobchak, a former mayor of St. Petersburg whose deputy and right-hand man in the 1990s was Vladimir Putin. After graduating from university, she became the host of the popular reality television show Dom-2, before entering journalism and eventually running for president in 2018, where she came fourth with 1.7% of the vote. | Kseniya Sobchak is the daughter of the late Anatoly Sobchak, a former mayor of St. Petersburg whose deputy and right-hand man in the 1990s was Vladimir Putin. After graduating from university, she became the host of the popular reality television show Dom-2, before entering journalism and eventually running for president in 2018, where she came fourth with 1.7% of the vote. |
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