No survivors are expected after a passenger plane collided in mid air with a helicopter near Washington DC on Wednesday evening, officials in the US say.
The plane was carrying 64 passengers and crew when it landed in the Potomac River after the collision. The helicopter had three people on board, who were labelled a “fairly experienced crew” by Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth.
Figure skaters from the US and Russia were among those who were on board the aeroplane, according to officials from US Figure Skating and a club in Boston.
Authorities searching the freezing waters say they have switched to a recovery operation.
What happened?
At about 21:00 local time (02:00 GMT) on Wednesday, a PSA Airlines jet operating as American Airlines 5342 collided with a US Army helicopter as it approached Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, according to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
The passenger plane broke into multiple pieces and sunk several feet into the river, while the…
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