According to news, , one of the Democratic vice presidential candidate’s team members “suffered a broken arm” following the collision between campaign and press vehicles. Pictures of the massive minibuses with crumpled front and rear ends appeared on social media.
The incident happened just before 1 p.m. local time (7 p.m. UK time), and the Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Office is looking into it. The cause of the crash was not immediately known.
Reporters accompanying Mr. Walz on his campaign tour for the election were being transported in the vans.
A staff member who was traveling in a minibus with reporters received medical attention for what seemed to be a fractured arm.
Riders reported feeling “violently thrown forward” as the car crashed into the one in front and took a blow from the rear.
A few reporters were reported to have had “scrapes and bruises” and one was suspected of having a concussion.
Paramedics evaluated patients before transferring them to a different minibus for the event.