A car has crashed near the White House in Washington, DC.

The silver sedan smashed into a sign on the north end of Lafayette Square Park, facing the North Lawn of the presidential residence at 10am.

A man stepped out of the driver’s seat and scuffled with officers.

‘Get on the ground!’ someone shouted before the man was arrested.

Further video posted by Al Jazeera English’s Chris Sheridan shows the suspect being escorted as he shouted: ‘Oh my God!’

Police have sent a bomb disposal team to ‘sweep the vehicle as a precaution’, the Secret Service told .

‘Around the same time, a second individual jumped a barricade near the northwest corner of Lafayette Park. That individual was also quickly placed under arrest,’ the law enforcement agency added.

This happened between Pennsylvania Avenue and 17th Street, a source told NBC4 Washington.

It was not immediately clear what caused the incident, who the driver was or if it was connected to the attempted barricade jump.

Secret Service agents ordered journalists to stay in the briefing room in the West Wing for 30 minutes.

US President Donald Trump is at the White House today preparing for meetings.

The Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia declined to comment.

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