Panic as car crash near White House sparks lockdown
A car has crashed near the White House in Washington DC, sparking a "security lockdown" and an emergency response from the Secret Service. Just before 10am local time a silver sedan plowed into a pavement-side sign on the north end of Lafayette Square Park, facing the North Lawn of the presidential residence. The Secret Service say the driver was "quickly placed under arrest" and the MPD’s Explosive Ordinance Disposal team were called to sweep the vehicle as a precaution.
TL;DR
- A car crashed into a sign in Lafayette Square Park, near the White House.
- The incident triggered a security lockdown and an emergency response from the Secret Service.
- The driver of the car was quickly arrested.
- The MPD’s Explosive Ordinance Disposal team was called to sweep the vehicle as a precaution.
- A second individual was arrested after jumping a barricade in the same area.
- Bomb-sniffing dogs were seen checking for explosives.
- The lockdown was lifted around 11 am EST.
- President Trump was at the White House at the time of the incident.
- Journalists were ordered to stay in the briefing room.