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by Heather Hunter WASHINGTON EXAMINER

The main gate of the U.S. Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton was closed for more than two hours Friday night after the driver of a vehicle attempted to gain access to the camp by ramming into the security barriers.

“We can confirm at approximately 6:30 p.m. there was an attempt to gain unauthorized access to the installation,” Camp Pendleton wrote in a tweet.

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The MCB Camp Pendleton Provost Marshall Office reportedly erected physical barriers known as “final denial barriers,” which are physical barriers that deny unauthorized access.

Pendleton’s main gate temporarily closed after driver attempted to gain access

A car was driven into security barriers at the military base

The U.S. Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton announced Friday night that its main gate was temporarily closed after a driver attempted to ram their vehicle into security barriers.

A car had been driven into security barriers at around 6:30 p.m. local time, prompting a closure of the Main Gate.

The vehicle reportedly caught fire after crashing into the barriers. All passengers in the vehicle were taken to the hospital for treatment, according to FOX 5 San Diego. It is unclear how many people were in the car or the severity of their injuries.

The U.S. Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton said its main gate was temporarily closed after a driver attempted to ram their vehicle into security barriers.

“We can confirm at approximately 6:30 p.m. there was an attempt to gain unauthorized access to the installation,” Camp Pendleton wrote in a tweet.

“The MCB Camp Pendleton Provost Marshall Office deployed the final denial barriers and disabled the vehicle. We will provide further information when available,” the post continued.

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The vehicle had reportedly caught fire after crashing into the barriers.

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Visitors were advised to seek entry through the Del Mar Gate.

Camp Pendleton has since announced that the main gate has been reopened. It is unclear why the driver attempted to gain access to the military base.

The military base, located in Oceanside, California, issued an alert of the temporary closure of the gate after the incident. Camp visitors were advised to access the Del Mar Gate as an alternative.

A social media video of the vehicle that crashed into the camp’s barriers shows the car on fire and with significant damage to the front where it was “disabled” by the camp’s barriers.

The gate reopened to traffic around 9 p.m. Friday.

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It was unclear who was driving the vehicle or why they attempted to ram the entrance of one of the largest Marine Corps bases on the West Coast of the United States since 1942.