Plane carrying about 60 passengers crashes near Washington DC after collision with military helicopter

Alsharq Tribune- Mohamed Otaify 

About 60 people onboard plane that collided with helicopter, sources say

Multiple sources are now saying that about 60 people were onboard the American Airlines plane that collided with the helicopter. CNN reported that an American Airlines official had told it there were 60 passengers and four crew onboard while a US senator, Roger Marshall, said in a post on X there were “roughly 60 passengers” on the flight.

03:39 Earlier White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said President Donald Trump “has been made aware of this situation and tragically it appears that a military helicopter collided with a regional jet at DCA airport.” “The thoughts and the prayers of the entire Trump administration are with all those that are involved” she added in an interview on Fox News and asked the public to follow direction form law enforcement “as they attempt to save lives”.

03:35 The Associated Press is reporting on audio from the air traffic control tower around the time of the crash. It writes that a controller is heard asking the helicopter, “PAT25 do you have the CRJ in sight,” in reference to the passenger aircraft. “Tower, did you see that?” another pilot is heard calling seconds after the apparent collision.” The tower immediately began diverting other aircraft from Reagan.