A car carrying some of Donald Trump’s campaign staff got into a minor accident on the way from Trump Tower in New York to LaGuardia Airport ahead of the Republican convention in Cleveland.
Trump spokeswoman Hope Hicks said the staff car was traveling separately from Trump’s motorcade, reported The Associated Press.
Trump himself, however, wasn’t in the car involved in the accident. Hicks said that everyone is OK.
“What I’m hearing is that everybody’s fine,” Paul Manafort, Trump’s campaign chief, said in an interview on CNN. “Mr And Mrs Trump are on the plane on on the way here.”
The U.S. Secret Service issued a statement on the accident, saying that the vehicle were not part of Trump’s official motorcade.
FACT CHECK: Media report re Trump motorcade accident. Vehicles involved were operated by campaign staff and NOT part of motorcade.
— U.S. Secret Service (@SecretService) July 18, 2016
Trump is planning on being in Cleveland for the convention tonight.
Looking forward to being at the convention tonight to watch all of the wonderful speakers including my wife, Melania. Place looks beautiful!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 18, 2016
