Many dead bodies with four persons alive have been reportedly pulled out from river after a commercial plane with sixty passengers and four crew members on board, flying from Wichita Airport in Kansas City to Washington, d C. Had a collision with a military helicopter Midain while the jet was descending to land at Regan National Airport in Arlington, Virginia.
The collision caused both aircraft to fall or crash into Potomac River in Virginia state that borders Maryland and Washington, d C. In the United States of America USA on Wednesday night, as at the time of filing in this report. On Thursday afternoon, more rescue boats were seen inside the Potomac River with more than three hundred rescue team members who continued to search for survivals, and the small passenger's
plane had been pulled out of the river. Local media reported that at least eighteen bodies had been recovered as of twelve thirty am Thursday, and there are three debris fields from the crash. Police reportedly told newsmen the US black House military helicopter was said to be in training when it held a collision with Flight five three four
two that had sixty four people on board. Fatalities have been confirmed, and law enforcements and rescue teams are on site, according to leave footage published by Routers on its first book handle on Thursday afternoon, An Outcome captured footage of the collision where the passengers jet and the military helicopter exploded with a ballfire before both fell into the river. As seen in the video footage, all takeoffs and landings at Regular National Airport are currently posed. According to the
airport authorities. Sixty four people aboard the passenger jets American Airline says, and three soldiers aboard the helicopter. A US official said. Senator Roger Marshall of Cancers said, as reported by Routers, that it's really held when you use probably over sixty canserms simultaneously, and I don't want to forget the pilots and the flight attendance. When one person dies, it's a tragedy, but when many, many, many people die, it's an unbearable sorrow. It's a heart bread beyond me.
Jo Jack Potter, president of the Metropolitan Washington Airport's Authority, it's a very difficult situation out there with the cold it's very dark, but there are numerous boats out there. There are dive teams out there. John Donnelly, Fire and M's Chief Washington DC. At eight fifty eight, the first units arrived on the scene and found an aircraft in the water and began rescue operations. This incident has grown. There's currently about three hundred responders working. It's a highly
complex operation. The conditions out there are extremely rough for the responders. It's cold. They are dealing with relatively winding conditions. US Transportation Secretary Seohn Duffy says he spoke to President Trump and his department would offer full support to those on the ground. This is may of burial Bowser. They are working diligently in very dark and cold conditions, cold
water to execute this rescue operation. CVS News reported that at least eighteen bodies have been recovered so far, citing a police official. Two sources told routers multiple bodies had been pulled from the water. Police said multiple agencies were involved in the search and rescue operation in the Potomac River, which borders the airport. Dozens of police, ambulance and rescue units, some FEIGN boats stretched along the river and rested to
positions along the turmak of Reagan Airport. Light TV images showed several boats in the water, flash and blue and red lights. The airport said LT on Wednesday that all takeoffs and landings have been haunted as emergency personal responded to an aircraft incident. The US Army said in a statement that it could confound that the aircraft involved in tonight's incident was an early UH sixty helicopter out of
Fort Beaver, Virginia. Airwall camera shot from the Kennedy Center in Washington showed an explosion mid air across the Potomac about at forty seven pm oh one four seven gmt, with an aircraft in flames, falling rapidly. According to routers, there is now an active rescue operation underway at the Potomac River in Washington, DC after a passenger plane operated by American Airlines collided within with a black Hawk helicopter
while trying to land. Say THEES News, Chris Vanclive reports that this is the first commercial airline crash in the United States since a regional flight crashed in Buffalo, New York in two thousand and nine. This was an unparalleled period of aviation, something that appears to have come to an end tonight, Van Cliff said. White House Press Secretary Caroline Levitt says President Trump is monitoring rescue operations of the Potomac plane crash between a military black Hawk helicopter
and a regional Jetsaman. Lady Greeny, you renee in a more digital way,