Capitol Lens: Barrier 1, Truck 0

By Douglas Graham

Posted June 5, 2012 at 3:28pm

Capitol Police investigate an accident Tuesday involving a construction truck that ran into a security barrier on Independence Avenue at Second Street Southeast, near the Library of Congress. The police said no injuries were reported.

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