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Driver detained after crashing car into exterior gate of White House

<i>Mark Schiefelbein/AP</i><br/>US Secret Service police investigate near a vehicle that hit a security barrier at a entry point for the White House complex
Mark Schiefelbein/AP
US Secret Service police investigate near a vehicle that hit a security barrier at a entry point for the White House complex

By Rashard Rose, CNN

(CNN) — Authorities areĀ investigating after a driver crashed into an exterior gate at the White House on Monday, according to the US Secret Service spokesman Anthony Guglielmi.

No injuries were immediately reported in the incident. The driver remains in custody and the investigation is ongoing, according to the Secret Service.

The vehicle ā€œcollided with an exterior gate on the White House complex,ā€ shortly beforeĀ 6 p.m. at 15th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, DC, Guglielmi said in aĀ postĀ on X.

ā€œThe driver has been taken into custody & we are investigating the cause & manner of the collision,ā€ Guglielmi said.

The Secret Service said the vehicle has been cleared by the DC Police Department.

CNN has reached out toĀ the Secret Service and the DC Police DepartmentĀ for additional information.

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