WASHINGTON (AP) — A driver died after a vehicle crashed into a White House gate Saturday night, but the fatal collision is being investigated “solely as a traffic accident” and there was no threat to the president’s residence, officials said. police authorities. .
The driver, who was not immediately identified, was found dead in the vehicle after the crash shortly before 10:30 p.m. at an outer perimeter gate of the White House complex, the U.S. Secret Service said in a statement.
The Washington Metropolitan Police Department said the vehicle crashed into a security barrier at the intersection of 15th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW.
“At this time, the incident is being investigated solely as a traffic accident by the MPD Major Accident Investigations Unit,” Metro police said in a statement posted on social media.
Security protocols were implemented, but there was no threat to the White House, the Secret Service said.
The Secret Service will continue to investigate the matter, while turning over the portion of the investigation into the fatal crash to the Metropolitan police, the agency said.
