A National Guard vehicle collided with a civilian car early Wednesday morning approximately a mile away from the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.
The D.C. Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department said in a statement that the crash occurred at the intersection of 8th Street SE and North Carolina Avenue SE.
The civilian driver was trapped in the car, rescued and transported to a local hospital with minor injuries, the statement said.
The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) said officers responded to reports of the crash at 6:18 a.m. EDT and “upon arrival officers discovered a two-car accident involving a government vehicle.”
The driver was “conscious and breathing” when taken to the hospital for “non-life-threatening injuries,” MPD said.
The military vehicle was a D.C. National Guard Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected All-Terrain Vehicle and was part of a five-vehicle convoy and an MPD cruiser, the National Guard said in a statement reported by local news outlets.
The National Guard is investigating the incident, the statement said.
Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) was asked about the incident at a press conference later Wednesday and said, “I actually haven’t gotten a readout on that collision yet, other than I know we had a person, I believe one person transported for medical attention. So I can’t really say more,” NewsNation reported.
The incident comes after President Trump ordered hundreds of National Guard troops to Washington, D.C., in an effort to crack down on crime in the nation’s capital. Several Republican governors have joined his effort, bringing the total number of troops in the city to nearly 2,000.
