Motorcyclist hits Michelle Obama's van on way to rally
Posted October 09, 2007 11:00 pm
HAMPTON, Iowa -- Michelle Obama, wife of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, was involved in a traffic accident Tuesday as she rode to a rally in northern Iowa, organizers said. She was not injured.
The Illinois senator's wife was among five people in a van that was hit by a motorcycle as the van attempted a left turn just south of Hampton, where she was to speak at a rally, said Tommy Vietor, Obama's Iowa press secretary.
The motorcyclist, whose name has not been released, was injured and a medical helicopter was at the scene.
Michelle Obama later told the crowd in Hampton that the rally would be rescheduled.
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