Webcam at the Kennedy Center caught an explosion mid-air across the Potomac. https://t.co/v75sxitpH6 pic.twitter.com/HInYdhBYs5
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Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 04:42am on 30 Jan 2025,Thursday International
A PSA Airlines Bombardier CRJ700 jet carrying 60 passengers collided midair with a US Army Sikorsky H-60 Black Hawk helicopter near Reagan National Airport, crashing into Washington’s Potomac River. The flight, operating as American Airlines Flight 5342, was approaching from Wichita, Kansas, when the incident occurred around 9 PM local time. All takeoffs and landings at the airport have been halted as rescue operations continue. Kansas Senator Roger Marshall called the crash a “nightmare” and prayed for victims. The US Army confirmed three soldiers were aboard the helicopter. The FAA and NTSB have launched investigations into the collision.
