Passenger jet, helicopter Washington, DC – DW collided at DW – 01/30/2025

In a post on social media platform Truth Social, US President Donald Trump convicted the military helicopter for the accident, including about 70 people on two aircraft.

“The airplane was on an ideal and regular line of approach to the airport. The helicopter was going directly on the airplane for an extended period. , Was going down or down, or turn.

“This is a bathroom position that seems that it should have presented bees. Not good !!!”

In another post, after minutes, he wrote: “What a terrible night. God bless you all!”

Christie Nom, the new secretary of Homeland Security in Donald Trump Administration, said it was deploying “every available American Coast Guard Resources for search and rescue efforts”.

The AFP said that an US Army official said the helicopter was a black hawk model carrying three soldiers.

The condition of three soldiers on the board is currently unknown.

The new US Defense Secretary, Pete Hegseth said that the US Army and the Defense Department immediately started investigating the accident. His tweet states that the helicopter was on the “training flight” when the collision occurred.

“We can confirm that the aircraft involved in tonight incident was on the Army UH -60 helicopter from the Davisson Army Airfield, Bravo Company, Bravo Company, 12th Aviation Battalion during a training flight.”

The American Airlines (AA) stated that American Eagle Flight 5342N Marg Wichita, Kansas to Washington, DC, which was involved in an accident at Ronald Reagan National Airport.

According to the airline, 60 passengers and four crew members were on the aircraft which crashed near Reagan Airport.

The statement said, “Our concern is on the aircraft for passengers and crew.”

The aircraft is a CRJ-700, the airline said.

All takeoff and landing from the airport near Washington have caught bees as the speed of emergency services at the accident site.

The US Park Police, DC Metropolitan Police Department and several US Army helicopters were flying on the scene of the incident in the Potomac River.

DC Fire and Emergency Medical Services (EMS) posted on X that the firebots were on the banks of Potomac.

A joint statement between the DC Police Department and the DC Fire Department said: “There is no confirmation on the number of casualties at this time.”

American Airlines said in a statement on X, “We know about those reports that PSA -run American Eagle Flight 5342, Wichita, Kansas (ICT) from Washington Reagan National Airport (DCA), with Service,” American Airlines Has said in a statement on X. Prid wants information as it becomes. ,

PSA Airlines is a regional airline that is part of the American Airlines group.

US President Dardonald Trump has been “apprised of the situation” after “American Airlines flight and a collision under a military helicopter near Reagan National Airport on Wednesday evening.

“Sadly, it seems that a military helicopter collided with a regional jet,” Press Secretary Karolin Lewitt told Fox News.

The passenger aircraft was flying from Wichita, Kansa to Washington, DC.

The FAA said the accident occurred when an American airline passenger jet collided with a military blackhock helicopter as it had approached a runway at Rehan Airport.

In the audio from the air traffic control tower around the time of the accident, a controller is heard asking the helicopter, “Pat 25 Do you have CRJ,” mention the passenger aircraft.

“Have you seen the tower?” Another pilot is heard calling in seconds after a clear collision.

The Tower immediately began removing other aircraft from Reagan.

A video of an observation camera at a nearby Kennedy Center shows two sets of lights suit to appear to join a fireball.

The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) stated that a small plane crashed in the Potomac River near Ronald Regan Washington National Airport.

The FAA said in a statement that regional aircraft of an American airlines collided with a helicopter as it had become local at around 9 am on a runway at Reagan Airport.

The agency said, “A PSA Airlines Bombardier collided with a Sikorski H -60 helicopter in the CRJ 700 regional Jet Midair, while Reagan Washington Washington Washington at approach 33, around 33, around around 9 pm local time,” the agency said.

“PSA was operating flight 5342 as American Airlines. It departed from Wichita, Kansas,” it said.

The DC Police Department said that it was responding to “a clear air accident in the Potomac River” and that “the multi-agency search and rescue operations is going on.”

MK/RM (Reuters, AFP, AP)