US plane-military chopper midair collision near Washington kills 18

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According to Fox News, a passenger jet and a US military Black Hawk helicopter hit a mid -Washington national airport on Wednesday night, killing at least 18 people.

According to officials, a passenger from Kansas collided with Jet Washington’s River Potomak when a tragic collision led to a major emergency response and laid the foundation for all flights.

President Donald Trump said of Fox News about Fox News, “Press Secretary Crown Levit has been informed about the situation and regrettably, it appears that a military helicopter has hit a regional jet.”

According to AFP, there was no immediate information about how many people were aboard the plane or about the casualties, but the plane included, which is a bombardier regional jet, can carry 78 passengers.

The Federal Aviation Authority ordered the grounding of all the aircraft at Reagan Airport, and Washington police said on the X that “several agencies” are responding to a crash site in Putomak.

Police said the fireboat had joined the operation on the Potomak River, where any work was complicated by the fact that it was dark and near the freezing. Can be seen moving towards the airport.

The FAA said that a bomber Director Regional Jet of PSA Airlines collided with Scoresky H60 helicopter “Mider” when it arrived at 9pm for landing at 9pm. The plane left for Watita, Kansas.

PSA Airlines is a subsidiary of American Airlines. Skorsky H-60, commonly known as Black Hawk, can take more than 15 people, including staff.

On its website, American Airlines said in a statement: “We are aware of the reports that the American Eagle Flight 5342, run by PSA, Watita, Kansas (ICT) from Washington Reagan National Airport (D CA) We will provide information with the service.

US Airlines said 60 passengers and four crew members were riding in the commercial jet.

“The American Eagle Flight 5342 was involved in an accident in the DCA on the way to Washington, DCA (DCA), from Kansas (ICT),” the airline said in a statement. “There were 60 passengers aboard the plane and four crew members.”

An American official said three soldiers were aboard the helicopter.

Hours after the tragedy, President Donald Trump went to his social media platform, true social social and wrote: “The aircraft was on a perfect and routine line of reaching the airport. Was going

“Why didn’t the control tower tell the helicopter that instead of asking that they were watching the plane. This is a bad situation that seems to have been stopped. Not good !!!”

Sarah Nelson, president of the Flight Attendants-CWA Association, representing the flight attendant of the US Airlines, said: “Our Union with a military helicopter PSA Flight 5342’s tragic mid-clash Answering two flights of AFA.

“Although we are dynamic directly to help the families and staff directly from this incident, we are trying everything possible to protect the survivors that they are sending power to the first respondents.”

The Airline Pilot Association, which represents PSA pilots, said: “We are surprised and saddened by a tragic accident in the DCA tonight. Our thoughts are with those affected by this tragedy and Alpa crashed. The investigating team is responding to the National Transportation Safety Board. “

Later, at a news conference, Washington, DC, Fire Chief John Donley said that at least 300 respondents are continuing to work on the “extremely complicated” rescue operation.

“The situation is very high for the respondents,” said Donley. They are dealing with air conditions. “

The reporters were asked if anyone was going to be left, he replied, “We don’t yet know.”

At 1:30 am near a Reuters reporter near the airport, ET saw a helicopter wandering around the sky and was shedding light in the water. A boat with a rescue team floated with people who wandered in the water with a flashlight.

Earlier, dozens of police, ambulances and rescue units, some firing boats, parked on the river and reached the positions with a modification of the Reagan airport. Direct TV images shown several boats in water, which shines blue and red lights.

Airport CEO Jack Potter said the airport would be closed at least on Thursday until 11am.