The plane collided with a chopper in the United States. The device fell into the river

‘Regional Bombardier CRJ 700 airlines PSA collided in the air with Sikorski H60 Blackwawk chopper on an approach to landing on Reagan National," stated the national Aviation Administration in its Communication. The device fell into the Potomac River.

PSA is simply a regional partner of American Airlines, 1 of the largest American airlines. The plane flew from Wichita, Kansas. The jet can carry up to 78 passengers.

As Republican Senator Ted Cruz reported on the X portal, “although the number of victims is not yet known, there are fatalities among them‘. Air traffic at Reagan Airport, serving mainly home flights, has been halted.

Capital police are reporting a rescue operation involving many services. Spokeswoman The White House Karoline Leavitt said President Donald Trump has been informed of the accident.

There were 60 passengers aboard the plane. and 4 crew members, as confirmed by American Airlines. 3 soldiers were on board the military helicopter.

Meanwhile, CBS News, citing a police representative, reported that 18 bodies were recovered from the water. authoritative information on the victims and victims is not yet known. Earlier, the "Washington Post", citing sources, stated that many bodies were pulled out of the water.

"Gazeta added that no survivors had been found so far," Reuters said.

Due to the plane crash, the President Donald Trump released a statementThat the White home published. "I was full informed about the terrible accident that just happened at Reagan National Airport. God bless their souls. Thank you for the amazing work our rescuers have done. I'm monitoring the situation, and I'll be giving more details erstwhile they show up.“ He wrote.

Trump besides posted a comment on the fact Social platform. "Why the control tower did not tell (the crew – ed.) the chopper what to do, alternatively of asking if they saw the plane. It's a bad situation that looks like it could be prevented.“ – the Republican said.

There was a video on the network showing the last moments before the plane collided with the helicopter. The event was recorded by a surveillance camera at Kennedy Center in Washington.

The message was besides released online by U.S. Vice president J.D. Vance. "Please pray for all the participants in the crash close Reagan Airport tonight. We are monitoring the situation, hopefully everything will be fine," he wrote.

The Pentagon reported that he immediately initiated an investigation. A military spokesperson on which the AFP refers said that the chopper ‘Training flight’.