A vehicle in Joe Biden's convoy was hit by a car on Sunday, surprising the US president as he left his campaign headquarters in Delaware.
The collision of a sedan with an SUV in the convoy positioned at an intersection near the campaign headquarters, about 40 meters from Mr. Biden, caused a loud bang. The officers immediately stopped the silver Delaware-registered car and pointed their weapons at the driver.
Security personnel immediately whisked the president into a waiting vehicle and escorted him out of the building in downtown Wilmington.
AFP
“The president and first lady are fine,” a White House official told an AFP journalist who witnessed the incident.
The pool reporters gathered on the sidewalk outside the campaign offices, where the president and Jill Biden had dined with their team, and had just finished questioning Mr. Biden at the exit when the sound of the collision was heard and a look of surprise on their faces revealed the president's face.
The journalists were quickly rounded up by staff to join the convoy as it left the scene in the rain.
“You are evacuating, you have to leave,” one staff member told reporters as security personnel secured the area. Mr. Biden arrived safely at his family home without further incident.