US President Joe Biden was ushered to safety when a vehicle hit a Secret Service car nearby.
The viral video captured the scene showing Mr. Biden stopping suddenly and looking towards the crash site.
He was immediately pushed towards his waiting vehicle outside his campaign headquarters in Wilmington, Delaware.
The Crash Was Not Intentional
The Secret Service members were quick to surround the vehicle that hit the President’s car.
After the initial investigation, the vehicle crashed unintentionally, and the driver, driving a silver copper sedan, was forced to raise his hands.
A car collided with part of Biden’s parked motorcade tonight in Wilmington — it just rammed into an SUV that had closed down a street while Biden attended a campaign event.
— Josh Wingrove (@josh_wingrove) December 18, 2023
The circumstances weren’t clear; Biden and the First Lady loaded into their vehicle and left. pic.twitter.com/M3kvbNGfCl
The armed guards quickly drew their weapons on the driver as soon as he breached the President’s protocol.
“There was no protective interest associated with this event and the President’s motorcade departed without incident,” Secret Service spokesperson Steve Kopek told the media after the incident.
Nobody was harmed in the incident, but it did trigger hysteria among Biden and his bodyguards.