At least 18 bodies have been recovered after a mid-air collision between a passenger plane and a military helicopter crashed into a river in Washington, USA. It is known about a police officer!, the bodies of several people have been recovered from the river.
Plane and Helicopter crash
Relatives have already gathered at the airport. They said that they have not received any information from the authorities regarding the incident. Rather, they are getting more information from various media reports.
Since February 2009, there has been no fatal accident involving a passenger airliner in the United States. However, in recent years there have been incidents on airplanes that could have resulted in casualties. And this has raised serious concerns.
In 1982, Air Florida Flight 90 crashed into the Fourteenth Street Bridge over the Potomac River. 70 passengers and 4 crew were killed in this incident. Only four passengers and one crew survived.
A US Army Black Hawk helicopter collided with an American Airlines domestic passenger plane in mid-air near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Wednesday night (January 29). The plane and helicopter then crashed into the frozen Potomac River.
American Airlines confirmed that there were 64 people on board the flight under its control. Among them 60 passengers and 4 crew. Another US official said there were three soldiers in the helicopter.
The military helicopter was a training flight, Heather Chirage, chief of media affairs for the US Army's Joint Task Force-National Capital Region, told CBS News.
According to the live report of BBC, the plane was split in two in the collision. On the other hand, the upper part of the helicopter fell down. US President Donald Trump said he had been briefed on the horrific accident.
May God rest their souls, he said in a statement. Trump said he was monitoring the situation. New Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth also said the Pentagon is actively monitoring the situation.
Police and fire department personnel are conducting search and rescue operations, CBS News reported. According to CNN, the US Coast Guard is being deployed to conduct the rescue operation.
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