Authorities say a man was taken into custody after he drove the truck into the security gate outside the White House

Washington– A man was arrested Wednesday after he drove his van into a security checkpoint outside the White House, authorities said.

The Secret Service said the man crashed into the temporary security barrier shortly before 6:30 a.m. and was immediately arrested by officers from the Secret Service’s Uniform Division, the agency said.

Investigators are interviewing the man, whose identity was not immediately revealed. Criminal charges are still pending, the Secret Service said.

A police bomb squad was called to the scene, where they examined the car and found it to be safe.