Washington DC Plane Crash LIVE: Trump to speak on mid-air collision after official says 'no survivors expected'
Washington DC Plane Crash LIVE Updates: A mid-air collision between a Kansas passenger jet and a military helicopter near Reagan Airport crashed into the Potomac River on Jan 29.
Washington DC Plane Crash LIVE Updates: A devastating mid-air collision between a passenger jet from Kansas and a military helicopter near Reagan National Airport, sent the aircraft plummeting into Washington's Potomac River, the officials reported on Wednesday (Jan 29). The incident triggered a massive emergency response, prompting authorities to ground all flights in the area.American Airlines said that 60 passengers and four crew members were aboard the commercial jet.
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"American Eagle Flight 5342 en route from Wichita, Kansas (ICT), to Washington, D.C. (DCA) was involved in an accident at DCA," the airline said in a statement. "There were 60 passengers and four crew members on board the aircraft."
Three US Army soldiers were aboard the Black Hawk Sikorsky H-60, military helicopter, that collider with PSA Airlines Bombardier CRJ700 from Wichita, Kansas, a US Army official said, according to news agency AFP.