- A car collided with a motorcade SUV that was part of President Joe Biden’s security detail on Sunday night
- Secret service agents escorted a shocked Biden to his car following the impact
- Biden and his wife had just left his campaign headquarters after having a meal with members of his re-election team
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President Joe Biden was whisked away by Secret Service agents after a car slammed into a nearby SUV that was part of his motorcade.
The president and first lady Jill Biden were exiting his Wilmington, Delaware, campaign headquarters around 8pm Sunday after sharing a meal with staffers when the collision happened.
Biden paused and looked over toward the sound and appeared surprised.
The car, a silver copper sedan with Delaware plates, hit the black U.S. Secret Service SUV that was shielding the motorcade at the intersection.
Armed agents drew their weapons on the driver, who had his hands raised inside the car. The name of the driver has not been released.
The first lady was wishing ‘Happy Holidays’ to waiting journalists as the sound of the car slamming into the motorcade could be heard. The president and first lady were unharmed.
President Joe Biden appeared shocked after a car crashed into a Secret Service SUV
Members of the US Secret Service rush to a car, after it hit the presidential motorcade
Members of the United States Secret Service speak to the driver of the vehicle that crashed
There was a loud bang and the president appeared startled as the collision occurred.
The sedan tried to continue into the closed-off intersection before Secret Service personnel sprung into action and surrounded the vehicle with weapons drawn, instructing the driver to put his hands up.
The man complied while nearby reporters were quickly shuffled away.
‘They’re evacuating, you guys gotta go,’ a staffer told journalists as security personnel secured the area.
The car rammed into a motorcade SUV operated by the Secret Service which was blocking the street
Law enforcement quickly surrounded the vehicle with weapons drawn
Agents quickly approached the crashed vehicle to speak with the driver and understand what had happened
One Secret Service agent could be seen with his hand on his weapon as he approached the vehicle
Secret Service agents rushed to the scene moments after the collision
Biden and his wife had just left his campaign headquarters after having a meal of pasta with tomato sauce with members of his re-election team.
Reporters were asking the president about his low polling numbers when the crash happened.
There was a band and then Biden said ‘woah’ before an engine revved and he was rushed to his vehicle, according to NBC.
The president was quickly ushered into his waiting vehicle, where his wife was already seated, before being driven swiftly back to their home.
The crash came just as Joe Biden was leaving his campaign headquarters in Wilmington, Delaware, on Sunday night, just after 8pm
Moments earlier, Biden had been waving to gathered reporters wishing them ‘Happy Holidays’
U.S. first lady Jill Biden was leaving the campaign HQ as a vehicle crashed into a Secret Service SUV
The crash happened in full view of a team of journalists and photographers covering Biden
President Joe Biden reacts after hearing a loud bang as he leaves his campaign headquarters
Tight security that surrounds the president appeared to have been breached on Sunday night
A car plowed into a parked SUV that was part of Biden’s motorcade Sunday night while the president was leaving his campaign headquarters. The bang startled Biden
‘A man walking by loudly said “oh my gosh” when this happened,’ a media pool report from the scene noted.
The president and the first lady arrived home around 8:20pm.
His schedule was otherwise unaffected by the incident.
The Secret Service did not immediately comment on the crash. It’s unclear what caused the wreck.
