Lafayette Square near the White House – Photo: WIKIPEDIA
According to Reuters news agency, the truck collided with the security fence of Lafayette Square, near the White House, on the night of May 22 (local time).
Anthony Guglielmi, director of communications for the US Secret Service, said on Twitter: “No injuries have been reported to Secret Service or White House personnel, the cause and manner of the accident are still under investigation.”
The Secret Service also said that some roads and pedestrian crossings were closed. The nearby Hay Adams hotel was evacuated, Fox 5 reported.
The live program on WUSA Television showed a truck parked next to a row of steel pillars and uniformed police approaching the vehicle. A remote-controlled robot gently opens the box door and reveals a doll, but no other visible merchandise.
WUSA quoted a witness as saying that after the first collision, the driver hit the barrier a second time. “It was a U-Haul truck, traveling on H Street, trying to hit the White House,” the witness said.
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