1 killed in car collision involving U.S. Secret Service agents

One driver was killed Tuesday night in the northern U.S. state of New Hampshire in a car collision involving four U.S. Secret Service agents, U.S. media reported Wednesday.

The accident took place on the highway Route 16 in Wakefield. The driver's northbound car, a Mercury Sable, crossed a double yellow solid center line and crashed head-on into a Ford Taurus heading south with four on-duty Secret Service agents onboard, according to the reports.

The driver, identified as 45-year-old Bruce Danforth, died on the scene while the four agents suffered serious but non life-threatening injuries. The agents, together with two passengers on the Sable, were taken to local hospitals for treatment.

The agents were believed to be on duty to protect the safety of Hillary Clinton, the leading Democratic candidate for the 2016 presidential elections.

Clinton was holding a town hall meeting Tuesday night with voters in Berlin, north of Wakefield.

The U.S. Secret Service is responsible for protecting the safety of the presidents and their families, and of the leading presidential candidates. Endi