Tim Walz unhurt after his motorcade involved in highway crash in Milwaukee

Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz was unharmed after several vehicles at the back of his motorcade crashed while heading from the airport to a campaign stop in Milwaukee, CBS News reported.

The crash occurred shortly before 1 p.m. Monday (local time) on Interstate 794 as Walz, who is also the governor of Minnesota, was on his way to an event celebrating Labor Day. Some reporters had scrapes and bruises, and one had a bloody nose.

A staff member in one of the press vans had a broken arm and was being treated by medics, according to journalists travelling with the vice presidential nominee.

According to an Associated Press report, the journalists said they were violently thrown forward as one van slammed into another in front of it and then was hit from behind.

It wasn’t immediately clear what caused the crash.

Upon arriving at the Milwaukee event, Walz addressed the situation, stating, “Some of my staff and members of the press that were travelling up with us were involved in a traffic accident on the way here today. I’m relieved to say that with a few minor injuries, everybody’s going to be okay.”

Walz and his motorcade stopped at the hospital a few hours after the crash so he could check on staff members who were injured.

US President Joe Biden reached out to Walz shortly after the incident, expressing his concern. Vice President Kamala Harris, who was campaigning in Detroit, spoke with her running mate on the phone after the crash, her campaign said.

Republican vice presidential nominee, Senator JD Vance of Ohio, also sent his well wishes, tweeting, “Hoping everyone’s OK.”