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More than 60 people were killed when an American Airlines regional passenger jet collided with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter on Wednesday and crashed into the frigid Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.

A passenger jet has collided with a helicopter while landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington.

At about 9pm local time (02:00 GMT) on Wednesday, an inbound American Airlines aircraft (flight 5342), manufactured by the Canadian firm Bombardier, collided with a Sikorsky Black Hawk army helicopter as it approached the Ronald Reagan airport, located along the Potomac River southwest of Washington, DC.

The harrowing 30 seconds before a Black Hawk helicopter and American Airlines plane crashed in Washington DC was captured on radar. Both aircraft collided near Ronald Reagan National Airport before crashing into the Potomac River at 8.47pm local time (1.47am GMT) on Wednesday.

As American Airlines Flight 5342 descended calmly over the Potomac River, a US army helicopter approached. The outcome was disastrous

Flights in and out of the Virginia airport originally halted as dive teams scoured the crash site throughout the night.

The plane carrying 60 passengers and four crew members was found upside down in three sections in waist-deep water in the Potomac River. Three soldiers aboard the helicopter also died.

Donald Trump has blamed a diversity hiring spree for causing the deadly crash between a military helicopter and a passenger plane that killed 67 people in Washington DC.

RICHMOND, Va. ( WWBT /Gray News) - A retired pilot gave a first-hand view of what it’s like to land at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. Chuck Smith says he has made that approach and landing hundreds of times in his career. He shared a video showing what it looks like to fly near Washington, D.C., and over the Potomac River.

View of Reagan Washington National Airport after plane crash Live view of Ronald Reagan National Airport after a midair collision between an Army helicopter and a jetliner killed all 67 people aboard both aircraft,

An American Airlines jet carrying 60 passengers and four crew members collided Wednesday with an Army helicopter while landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington, prompting a large search-and-rescue operation in the nearby Potomac River.