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Biden safe after car collides with motorcade

Tuesday, 19 December 2023



NEW YORK, Dec 18 (Reuters): President Joe Biden was safe on Sunday night after a car collided with a motorcade SUV that was part of the president's security detail, a Reuters witness said.
Biden had just left his campaign headquarters with First Lady Jill Biden when the collision occurred. Jill Biden was also safe following the incident, the witness said.
The Bidens had emerged from the Biden-Harris 2024 headquarters in rainy downtown Wilmington at 8:07 pm (0107 GMT) after having a meal with members of his re-election team at the time of the incident, according to the White House press pool report.
Moments after Biden responded to a question from a reporter a silver sedan with Delaware licence plates hit what seemed to be a motorcade SUV shielding the motorcade at the intersection across from the entrance of the campaign headquarters, the pool report stated.
Television footage showed secret service agents escorting Biden to his car after the impact. The silver sedan, which sustained damage to its bumper, was quickly surrounded by security officers after it stopped.