What we know so far
Getty imageA passenger plane carrying 64 passengers and crew members collided with the US Army helicopter in the air and hit a river in Washington, DC.
According to CBS of Broadcasting Company’s broadcasting partner, so far, 18 corpses have been removed from the Potomac River. The team is searching for water at a freezing temperature.
The U.S. authorities are investigating that the nearby Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport has taken root in all flights.
This is our understanding of the event so far:
what happened?
According to the Federal Aviation Administration (Federal Aviation Administration), at 21:00 on Wednesday (02:00 Standard Glindeza (02:00), an PSA airline aircraft runs as the US Airlines 5432, which is close to the US Army helicopter to Rona. Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
According to U.S. airlines, this passenger plane is a Bombardier CRJ700, departing from the Wicho of Kansas, carrying 60 passengers and four crew members.
The Pentagon said that the helicopter involved was the Sikorsky H-60, which took off from the Belvoir Fort in Virginia. According to Columbia Broadcasting Corporation, three American soldiers were on the boat.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said it would investigate the incident with the National Transport Safety Council (NTSB).
Is there any casualties?
There is no official news about casualties. However, Columbia Broadcasting Corporation reported that 18 corpses had been pulled out of the water.
Early reports on the US media said that passengers can be seen in half on the Poto Mark River, while helicopters are hung upside down in the water.
According to CBS news reports, the police and the fire station have been looking for survivors at the freezing temperature, and the police ship assistance.
From Ronald Reagan Airport by the river, you can see search and rescue and rescue.
What are the witnesses talking about?
Ari Schulman told NBC NBC Washington that he saw the plane crash while driving at George Washington Parkway, who was running along the airport.
He said that the method of the aircraft seemed normal until he saw that the plane bank was difficult to the right, and the “spark flow” extended under the “spark flow”, which illuminated the abdomen.
At that time, he said he knew it looked “very, very wrong.” He said he saw the plane landing there, and he said that the bottom of the plane should not be visible in the dark.
He said that the spark was similar to the “huge Roman candle” and changed from the nose of the plane to a tail.
Jimmy Mazeo said he saw a crash during dinner at the park and girlfriend near the airport.
He recalled things that looked like “white spots” in the sky. He said the plane flying to Ronald Reagan Airport seemed to fly in the “irregular mode”.
Mr. Mazeo said that he didn’t consider what he saw until the emergency service started to arrive at the scene.
What are American officials talking about?
President Donald Trump said he had fully introduced the “terrible accidents”, and he was closely monitoring the situation.
He said in a statement: “May God bless their soul.”
He said: “Thank you for your unbelievable work for your first respondent.”
Vice President JD Vance asked to pray for the person in the incident.
Minister of Defense Pete Hegseth and Transport Minister Sean Duffy have recently been confirmed, and his appointment also indicates that he is monitoring.
Robert Isom, CEO of US Airlines, expressed “deep sadness” to the collision in a video, which has been released on the airline’s website.
