Emergency workers carry out a search operation in the Potomac River after the air crash in Washington. Photo: REUTERS

67 perish in US midair collision

WASHINGTON:Sixty-seven people died after an American Airlines regional passenger jet collided with a US Army Black Hawk helicopter and crashed into the frigid Potomac River near Reagan Washington National Airport late on Wednesday, officials said. The Bombardier jet operated by an American Airlines subsidiary, had been carrying 64 people, while the army Blackhawk helicopter had […]

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Emergency vehicles converge on the crash site after American Eagle Flight 5342 collided with a helicopter near Reagan National Airport and plunged into the Potomac River/Reuters

Dozens feared dead after American Airlines jet collides with helicopter in Washington

Dozens are feared dead after an American Airlines regional jet and a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter collided and crashed into the cold waters of the Potomac River near Reagan Washington National Airport on Wednesday night, officials said. Officials have not yet confirmed a death toll following the collision, but U.S. Senator Roger Marshall of […]

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