By By Micheal Chukwuebuka
A passenger plane carrying 64 persons collided midair with military helicopter and crashed into Washington’s Potomac River.
It was reported by US media that multiple bodies were pulled from the dark, near-freezing water.
A massive search and rescue operation, as of the time of filing this report, was still in progress, with divers visible in the glare of powerful lights as they plunged into the snow-lined Potomac to scour the wreckage of both aircraft.
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The plane was approaching Reagan National Airport at around 9:00 pm Wednesday after flying from Wichita, Kansas, when the collision happened.
American Airlines, whose subsidiary PSA Airlines operated the Bombardier regional jet, said “there were 60 passengers and four crew members on board the aircraft.”
Citing local sources, CBS News said at least 18 bodies had been recovered, while NBC reported more than a dozen.
US Army officials said the helicopter involved was a Black Hawk carrying three soldiers on a “training flight”.
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