President Biden Safe After Car Collides with Motorcade Security Vehicle in Delaware

President Biden was leaving his campaign headquarters in Wilmington, Delaware when the incident happened on Sunday evening

President Joe Biden is safe after a car crashed into a vehicle securing his motorcade on Sunday night.

The incident happened while President Biden, 81, was leaving his campaign headquarters in Wilmington, Delaware, according to CNN. The outlet reported that the car unintentionally struck an SUV in the motorcade.

Both vehicles were damaged in the incident, per the outlet.

U.S. Secret Service spokesperson Steve Kopek told CNN in a statement Sunday, “Today, at approximately 8:09 p.m., a Secret Service vehicle securing the President’s motorcade route was struck by another vehicle in Wilmington, DE. There was no protective interest associated with this event and the President’s motorcade departed without incident.”

In footage obtained by U.K. outlet Sky News, a loud bang can be heard as President Biden makes his way to his waiting car. The president then looks over in the direction of the crash, before being ushered into his car by his security.

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According to ABC News, President Biden had just finished answering a reporter's question when the incident happened.

First lady Dr. Jill Biden, 72, was already in the waiting vehicle, according to pool reporters traveling with President Biden, per the outlet.

The couple had been attending a dinner with staff at President Biden’s campaign headquarters prior to the incident.

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According to pool reporters, per CNN, the US Secret Service surrounded the silver sedan that caused the crash and told the male driver to put his hands up.

Following the incident, a Wilmington Police Department spokesperson said they were looking into whether impairment was a factor in the crash, per ABC News.

"The Wilmington Police Department is investigating the motor vehicle collision, which did not result in any injuries,” the spokesperson said in a statement to the outlet. “Investigators are also working to determine if impairment was a factor.”

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According to CNN, it had been raining heavily in Wilmington before the crash. A witness told Reuters that the Bidens returned safely to their home in Wilmington following the incident.

A spokesperson for The White House did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment. 

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