A motorcade carrying Kamala Harris' running mate, Tim Walz, was involved in a car crash on Monday as he rode to a campaign event in Wisconsin.
Some injuries were reported, but Walz was not harmed, and he continued on to a Labor Day event in Milwaukee.
The crash on Interstate 794 involved several press vans at the rear of the motorcade.
A pool report said journalists and staff were "violently thrown forward, as our van slammed into the one in front of us and was hit from behind.”
“A staff member in our press van appears to have a broken arm and is being treated by medics,” the report says. “Everyone else is shaken but appears to be in okay condition," the report adds.
Walz Motorcade Crash: Press pool vans following Democrat VP nominee Tim Walz have been involved in a crash en route to a campaign event. The front vehicles in the Motorcade including Walz continued on. pic.twitter.com/yoUfGjCz5j
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Walz continued on to Laborfest in Milwaukee, where he addressed the incident in front of a crowd.
The Minnesota governor said everyone received "minor" injuries as he thanked first responders and Secret Service for their response. Walz later visited a staff member with a broken arm at the hospital.
“We’ve spoken with the staff. I’m relieved to say that with a few minor injuries, everybody’s going to be okay,” Walz said.
“President Biden and Vice President Harris called to check in, and we certainly appreciate their concern, and I want to express my sincere thanks to the US Secret Service and all the local first responders for their quick reaction," he said.
The crash coincided with the unofficial start of the fall campaign on Labor Day. The Harris campaign made stops in Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, and Michigan to rally with unions, a traditionally Democratic constituency.
Harris and Walz have largely avoided the press. They sat down for a brief joint interview with CNN last week, in which Walz was asked about exaggerating his military service and a drunk driving arrest from his past.
Walz's Republican counterpart, J.D. Vance, extended his concern to those injured in the crash in Wisconsin.
"Hoping everyone's OK," Vance wrote.
Last month, Vance's campaign plane was forced to make an emergency landing in Milwaukee because of a door malfunction. Nobody was harmed in the scare.
