Incident comes as six states pledge to send at least 1,200 troops to Washington DC despite falling crime rate

A military vehicle crashed into a car in Washington DC on Wednesday morning, an incident that comes as six Republican-led states have all pledged to send more national guard troops to DC.

The city’s local CBS station first reported on the accident, which happened in Washington’s Capitol Hill neighborhood, and cited confirmation from the DC fire and emergency services. On social media, the department said that one person was extricated and transported with “minor injuries”.