Biden safe after car collides with motorcade
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[December 18, 2023]
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (Reuters) -President Joe Biden was safe on
Sunday night after a car collided with a motorcade SUV that was part of
the president's security detail, a Reuters witness said.
Biden and First Lady Jill Biden had just left his campaign headquarters
when the collision occurred. Jill Biden was also safe following the
incident, the witness said. |
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Members of the United States Secret Service react to a vehicle crashing
into a Secret Service SUV that was blocking the street as U.S. President
Joe Biden exited his campaign headquarters, in Wilmington, Delaware,
U.S. December 17, 2023. REUTERS/Nathan Howard |
The
Bidens had emerged from the Biden-Harris 2024 headquarters in
rainy downtown Wilmington at 8:07 p.m. (0107 GMT) after having a
meal with members of his re-election team at the time of the
incident, according to the White House press pool report.
Moments after Biden responded to a question from a reporter a
silver sedan with Delaware license plates hit what seemed to be
a motorcade SUV shielding the motorcade at the intersection
across from the entrance of the campaign headquarters, the pool
report stated.
Television footage showed secret service agents escorting Biden
to his car after the impact.
The silver sedan, which sustained damage to its bumper, was
quickly surrounded by security officers after it stopped. Agents
cornered the car and pulled weapons on the driver, who held his
hands up.
The Bidens returned safely to their home in Wilmington following
the incident, the witness said.
(Reporting by Steve Holland in Wilmington, Delaware; additional
reporting by Costas Pitas; Writing by John Kruzel; Editing by
Sandra Maler and Stephen Coates)
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