Major Incident: American Airlines Jet Collides with U.S. Army Helicopter Over D.C., Crashes into Potomac River
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A major incident occurred yesterday when an American Airlines regional jet collided with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter over Washington, D.C. The collision happened near Ronald Reagan National Airport as the jet was preparing to land. The jet, which had 60 passengers and four crew members on board, crashed into the Potomac River following the collision.
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Emergency services have been actively involved in rescue and recovery operations. More than a dozen bodies have been recovered from the river so far. The exact number of casualties was difficult to ascertain due to the plane going down into the river.