“No member of the Secret Service or the White House was injured, and the cause and how it happened is still under investigation,” said Anthony Guglielmi, liaison for the services. secrets, on Twitter.
The Secret Service announced the closure of some roads and trails.
Fox 5 television news reported that the nearby High Adams Hotel had been evacuated, according to Reuters.
CBS affiliate Washington TV showed live video of a box-type pickup truck parked next to a row of steel poles and uniformed law enforcement officers approaching the vehicle.
A remote-controlled robot opened the door slightly, revealing a doll but no other visible shipments.
Washington TV reported, citing eyewitnesses, that after the first collision, the driver hit the barriers a second time.
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