The DC National Guard vehicle crashes in the car in Capitol Hill on Wednesday

A military vehicle belonging to the National Guard of DC crashed into a civil car in the Washington Capitol Hill district on Wednesday morning, Fox News Digital learned.

The accident occurs in the middle of President Donald Trump’s repression against crime in Washington. The president announced his intention on August 11 to deploy troops of the National Guard of DC and federalize the Metropolitan Police Service to combat crime in the national capital.

The Washington fire service confirmed that a military vehicle collided with a civil car and that a person had been treated for minor injuries following the accident.

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The members of the National Guard facilitate registrations in the staging area of ​​local and federal laws for applying the law within the US Park Police Anacostia Operations Facility on August 12, 2025 in Washington, DC (Craig Hudson for the Washington Post via Getty Images)

“One of the two vehicles involved was a military vehicle,” said DC Fire Vito Maggiolo spokesperson in a statement to Fox News Digital. “A person had to be extracted following the accident and was transported to the hospital with minor injuries. The accident took place at the 8th Street and the North Carolina Ave.”

The DC National Guard confirmed that one of its mine-resistant ambushes protected the all-terrain vehicle (MATV) was involved in the accident around 6:14, local time and that the case is investigation.

“The convoy of five vehicles and a DC metropolitan police cruiser arrested and made aid to the civilian, which was transported via” emergency medical services, the National Guard of DC said in a statement to Fox News Digital. “This is currently underway.

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The national guard troops were held at Union Station, a few days after being deployed in the city. (Fox News Digital / Emma Woodhead)

Trump mobilized 800 troops of the National Guard DC as part of his efforts to reduce crime in Washington.

Likewise, other states have undertaken to send their own troops from the National Guard to help the Trump administration effort to limit crime. The troops of the Ohio National Guard, Virginia-Western, South Carolina, Louisiana, Mississippi and Tennessee were exploited to join the repression of the Trump administration in Washington, and around 1,300 have already arrived in the national capital.

The White House said that the national guard troops will protect federal assets, will provide a “safe environment” to law enforcement officials and “ensure a visible presence to dissuade crime”.

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The National Guard increased its presence in the national capital, including dozens that have proven custody outside the DC union station. (Fox News Digital)

“President Trump appreciates and welcomes additional help from local officials and the state who wish to join the operation to protect our darling capital from dangerous criminals,” a White House official said on Tuesday in a statement to Fox News Digital. “As part of President Trump’s continuous efforts to make DC sure and beautiful, additional national guard troops can be called to Washington, DC – The role of the National Guard has not changed.”