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There were 60 passengers and four crew members on board. The Reagan Airport is c...

In Washington, a passenger plane collided with the US Army Helicopter and fell into the river (video)

There were 60 passengers and four crew members on board. The Reagan Airport is closed in connection with the "emergency situation". In the US - Washington capital, a passenger plane in the air collided with a helicopter and fell into the Potomak River near Ronald Reagan Airport. About it reports CNN. Is stated. that the plane collided with the Sikorsky H-60 ​​helicopter during the event on the runway.

He operated 5342 Airican Airlines airlines and was a regional jet aircraft PSA Airlines Bombardier Crj700. He flew out of the Growing, Kansas. The police statement states that the first reports of a plane crash began to receive emergency services at 20:53 local time. There were 60 passengers and four crew members on board. Reagan National Airport is closed in connection with an "emergency situation". The situation has already been reported to US President Donald Trump.

"There are now many agencies working on this response, both federal and local law enforcement agencies are working together on the ground to try to save as much lives as possible. The president will continue to monitor this situation," the White House Prescribe, Karolin Levitt. Subsequently, the CNN sources in the Pentagon confirmed that the US Army Holicwk (H-60) was faced with the plane. There was no information on the dead at the time of the material. The rescue operation is ongoing.