White House placed under temporary lockdown after car crashes near presidential complex

The White House was placed under a brief lockdown on Monday after two separate security incidents near the presidential complex in Washington DC, in which a car crashed onto the sidewalk surrounding Lafayette Park and another person jumped a barricade. The US Secret Service arrested two people in connection with the incidents.

President Donald Trump was at the White House when the incidents occurred. Security personnel temporarily restricted movement around the presidential complex, while roads surrounding Lafayette Park were closed as authorities responded.

A silver sedan drove onto the paved area at the northern end of Lafayette Square and struck a signpost. The driver was seen



getting out of the smoking vehicle and began fighting security personnel, according to a video shot by a journalist of The Washington Sun.

The driver was then taken into custody after a confrontation with security personnel. However, details about the driver's identity, the circumstances leading to the crash and a possible motive were not immediately available.

"The driver was combative with law enforcement, but was quickly placed under arrest," the spokesperson said.

Around the same time, a second individual jumped a barricade near the northwest corner of Lafayette Park. The person was also arrested by security personnel, the Secret Service said.