What we know so far

A passenger plane with 64 passengers and crew falls on a river Washington DC after colliding with a helicopter of the US army in the middle of the air.

They came out of the eighteen body so far so far. Search and rescue groups are browsing in freezers in frozen temperatures with the BBC emission pair, talking to CBS News according to the police.

Authorities are researching, and Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport National Airport has based on all flights.

21:00 on Wednesday, PSA Airlines 5342 Airlines American Airlines collided with a US Army helicopter when Ronald Reagan was approached by the National Airport of Washington, according to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

The passenger plane, the CRJ700 bombarded, left from Wichita, Kansas and said that they carry 60 passengers and four crew.

The Pentagon said he participated in the H-60 ​​H-60 ​​that took part in the Helicopter of Virginia Fort Belvoir.

There were three US soldiers, Washington DC Muriel Bowser said. Another official said he was on a workout flight, and is a birdy’s battalion on Virginia Fort Belvoir.

A post-published clip, and the CNN reviewed, to capture the interview for air traffic control before the accident. A controller can be heard a helicopter on the aircraft, but without receiving an answer. Audio is not checked by BBC.

FAA said he would investigate the incident with the National Transport Safety Commission (NTSB).

Washington DC officials refused to confirm the reports that confirm the reports at the press conference, saying that they are focused on follow the rescue effort during the night.

However, the CBS said that a police officer of the scene has taken 18 organs.

US skating figure “Many members of our skating community were sadly on the boat”. This group was the athletes who were returning home from a Kansas development camp, coaches and family members.

Early reports in the US media said the passenger plane could be seen half split in the Potomac River while the helicopter was from top to bottom of water.

About 300 survey of rubber ships have been expanded to look for those who survived, saying Washington DC Fire and Emergency Services John Donnelly.

“Challenge is accessible, wind, ice parts (water). It is dangerous and difficult to work,” he said.

The Schulman said NBC Washington told him when he saw him crashed on the plane during the airport.

He said the plane’s vision was normal until he saw the bench’s bank on the right, running under the “sparks”, lighting the belly.

At this point, he said he knew they were “very wrong.” After seeing the landings of aircraft in the past, he said he had to be visible under the dark of the aircraft.

The spark, he said, resembled a “giant Roman candle” and went on the tail from the plane’s nose.

Jimmy Mazeo said he saw the accident that he was dinner at a park near the airport.

He reminded the “white white” in the sky. Ronald Reagan said he was flying at the airport to fly “irregular models”.

Mazeo said he didn’t think about what he saw until the emergency service reaches the scenario.

President Donald Trump said the “tremendous accident” was completely briefly and was carefully controlling the situation.

“May God bless his souls,” he said in a statement. “Thank you for the horrible work they do for our first answers.

His true social media account, he also raised questions, writing: “That seems to be avoided in a bad situation. It’s not good !!!”

The JD Vice-President asked for prayers for those in the event.

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Secretary of Transport Sean Duffy, and its appointments were recently confirmed, and also said that the situation was controlling.

He asked Ronald Reagan to the flight paths near the airport after the incident, Duffy “We will take appropriate measures if necessary.” Added: “There will be a review of what happened tonight.”

The American CEO of Robert Isom Airline CEO stated his “deep sadness” in a video published on the aircraft website.

That is, Roger Marshall resonated the US senator who replaces Kansas. He described it “beyond measure”.