An American Airlines regional passenger jet collided with a US Army Black Hawk helicopter near Reagan Washington National Airport early on Thursday (India time). Soon after the collision, both the aircraft crashed into the Potomac River, prompting massive emergency crews to gather for rescue operations.
The American Airlines plane was carrying 60 passengers, along with two pilots and two crew members, while the helicopter was carrying three soldiers at the time of the crash, news agency Reuters quoted a US official as saying.
Later, the Reagan Airport said that all takeoffs and landings had been halted as emergency personnel responded to an aircraft incident.
