The Prime-minister of Russia`s North Caucasus republic of North Osetia Alexander Merculov was injured in the car-crash, his security guard had been killed, a source in the regional government said.
The car crash has taken place on Tuesday morning on the Kavkaz highway in Kabardino-Balkaria, a neighboring republic. A local government official said the premier`s bodyguard had been killed.
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