WASHINGTON: Authorities have launched an investigation after a truck crashed near the White House.
A secret service official said nobody had been hurt, adding that the truck had been deemed safe and that initial prob suggested the crash might have been intentional.
Some local roads and pedestrian areas were closed off, he said. The driver of the U-Haul removal truck was not immediately identified.
WUSA, a CBS-affiliated television station covering Washington DC, cited a witness claiming that the driver had hit the barriers for the second time after the initial collision.
The incident, which happened just before 22:00 (02:00 GMT), triggered evacuations of local hotels, including the Hay Adams.
