A vehicle travelling at high speed collided with a gate at the White House, leaving the driver dead, the U.S. Secret Service said.
“Shortly before 10:30 p.m. (1430 GMT) on May 4th,” the vehicle crashed into “an outer perimeter gate on the White House complex,” the federal law enforcement agency said on Sunday in a statement published on X, formerly Twitter.
“Security protocols were implemented as officers cleared the vehicle,” it said, adding that “there was no threat to the White House.”
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Limited traffic closures remain in effect as the agency and the local police department investigate the incident, said Anthony Guglielmi, chief of communications for the agency, in a post on X.
(Xinhua/NAN)
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