An aircraft has crashed while attempting to land at Reagan National Airport in Washington DC.
Emergency services in Washington DC said that a small aircraft had crashed in the Potomac River near the airport.
Fireboats are currently on the scene scouring the river, with details of the crash including the cause and how many people were onboard still unknown.
The airport said in a post to X: ‘All takeoffs and landings have been halted at DCA. Emergency personnel are responding to an aircraft incident on the airfield. The terminal remains open. Will update.’
The DC Police Department said: ‘Confirmed small aircraft down in Potomac River vicinity Reagan National Airport. Fireboats on scene.’
Footage has since emerged online of helicopters with search lights passing over the Potomac River.
Fireboats are currently on the scene scouring the river, with details of the crash including the cause and how many people were onboard still unknown
Emergency services in Washington DC said that a small aircraft had crashed in the Potomac River near the Reagan National Airport, seen here
Video from an observation camera at the nearby Kennedy Center shows two sets of lights consistent with aircraft appearing to conjoin in a fireball.
DailyMail.com has approached the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority for more information.
Kansas Senator Roger Marshall posted on X that the flight in question had been travelling from Wichita and had hit a helicopter when it went into the river.
He said: ‘I’ve seen the reports of a collision with a D.C. helicopter and an inbound flight from Wichita, KS.
‘We are in contact with authorities working to get answers. We ask you to join us in prayer for every single passenger and their families.’
This is a breaking news story.
