Rescuers are searching for survivors in the Potomac River after an American Airlines plane collided midair with a military helicopter near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport outside Washington, DC.
Police said multiple agencies were involved in the search and rescue operation in the river, which borders the airport, but there was no immediate word on casualties. Washington, DC, fire chief John Donnelly said that at least 300 first responders were involved in the “highly complex” rescue operation in the US state of Virginia.
American Airlines says 60 passengers and four crew were on board the plane which was arriving in Washington, DC from Wichita, Kansas. Three people were on the military helicopter, according to the Washington, DC mayor.
The Ronald Reagan national airport has halted all takeoffs and landings following the collision.
