The driver of the vehicle was killed, without there being a threat to safety, according to the US Secret Service.
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A car arriving at high speed crashed on Saturday May 4 against one of the security perimeter gates around the White House in Washington. Its driver was killed, without there being any threat to security, the American secret services announced. “Just before 10:30 p.m., a vehicle arriving at a high speed collided with one of the security perimeter gates around the White House”they declared on the social network.
Members of the security services present on the scene immediately attempted to rescue the driver, but he “had died”, they clarified. An investigation is underway, but Anthony Gugielmi, spokesperson for the Secret Service, responsible for White House security, clarified that there was no “no threat or implications for public safety”.
In January, the driver of a vehicle was arrested for also hitting one of the security perimeter gates. The White House has been the subject of several intrusion attempts in recent years, sufficiently worrying that the security services decided in 2020 to build a new barrier, taller and made of more resistant metal, around the perimeter of the White House. presidential residence.
