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Adam Kadyrov Was At The Wheel: Details Of The Road Accident In Grozny Revealed

  • 17.01.2026, 15:39

The car was traveling first in the motorcade and at a very high speed.

Adam Kadyrov, son of the head of Chechnya, was behind the wheel of a car that was involved in a traffic accident in Grozny.

After the incident, an An-148-100EM aircraft as a "flying hospital" flew from Grozny to Moscow, probably with Kadyrov.

A high-profile traffic accident occurred in Grozny on January 16. It is noted that the car in which Adam Kadyrov, son of the head of Chechnya, was traveling first in the motorcade and at a very high speed.

Adam Kadyrov himself was allegedly at the wheel. This is reported by "Kavkaz.Realii".

What is known about the accident involving Kadyrov?

A source in the republic told the publication that after the accident other injured were also brought to the republican hospital in Grozny. However, he could not specify their number or the severity of their injuries.

The source added that the car in which the Chechen leader's 18-year-old son was traveling was the first in the motorcade and at a very high speed, with Adam Kadyrov himself at the wheel. The car allegedly went off the road on the move and then hit some kind of fence. Apparently, he failed to cope with the controls.

At the same time, another source told Kavkaz.Realia that Kadyrov had regained consciousness and was with doctors at Grozny airport. His condition does not cause concern doctors.

Subsequently, the publication "Important Stories" with reference to data from the Flightradar service reported that an An-148-100EM plane, used by the Russian Emergencies Ministry as a "flying hospital," flew out of Grozny.

According to the media, the motorcade with Kadyrov's son was moving at "high speed." Then the first car hit an obstacle and several cars collided. As a result, the cars started crashing into each other, so it was reported that there were many casualties.

In addition, the media speculated that MMA fighter Khamzat Chimaev could have died in one of the cars.

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