Motorcade accompanying VP nominee Tim Walz involved in crash

Harris, Walz busy Labor Day on campaign

Harris, Walz busy Labor Day in Pennsylvania, Wisconsin

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Vans carrying members of the press that were part of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz‘s motorcade were involved in a crash on Monday afternoon.

Journalists traveling with the vice presidential nominee said the crash happened shortly before 1 p.m. on Interstate 794. Walz was on his way to an event celebrating Labor Day in Milwaukee.

A staff member in one of the press vans appeared to have a broken arm and was being treated by medics, according to the journalists, who said they were violently thrown forward as one van slammed into another in front of it and then was hit from behind.

Walz’s vehicle was not involved in the crash, according to the campaign.

The press and staff whose vehicles were involved in the crash arrived at LaborFest around an hour later.

Shawna Mizelle

contributed to this report.

Caitlin Yilek

Caitlin Yilek is a politics reporter at CBSNews.com, based in Washington, D.C. She previously worked for the Washington Examiner and The Hill, and was a member of the 2022 Paul Miller Washington Reporting Fellowship with the National Press Foundation.

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