
There were no injuries to any Secret Service or White House personnel and the cause and manner of the crash remain under investigation
Diarytimes Media Network, Shimla Published by : Kumud Sharma, Updated May 23, 2023 by Diary Times
“There were no injuries to any Secret Service or White House personnel and the cause and manner of the crash remain under investigation,” Anthony Guglielmi.
Diarytimes Media Network, Shimla
Truck crashes into security barriers near US White House, driver detained–
US secret service reports no injuries, as the cause of the crash remains under investigation
The driver of a truck has been detained after crashing into security barriers on Lafayette Square, adjacent to the White House grounds, a US Secret Service spokesperson said.
Some roads and pedestrian walkways were closed, the Secret Service said, and the nearby Hay Adams hotel was evacuated, Fox 5 television news reported.
After initially crashing, the driver hit the barriers a second time–
WUSA television showed live pictures of a truck stopped alongside a row of steel bollards and uniformed law-enforcement officers approaching the vehicle.