Aircraft and helicopters submerged after collision in icy water of Potomac River.
Washington: Plain and helicopters were submerged in the icy water of the Potomac river after a collision in the horrific air accident in the US on Wednesday night. No one could survive in this. US President Donald Trump gave this information on Thursday. He said that all 64 people have died in an accident of an army helicopter and American Airlines aircraft. Trump told reporters at the White House, “Both aircraft crashed and drowned in Potomac’s icy water. This is a big tragedy.
Trump said that after the accident, a large -scale search and rescue operations were carried out throughout the night, using every resource we have. Sadly, no one is left alive. ”He said that the incident happened just before 9 pm on Wednesday night. Trump said, “Citizens from other countries including Russia have also been killed in this accident. There were some other people. We are going to announce it in about an hour. We are calling countries and contacting them. ”
The biggest accident in America’s 25 -year history
This accident is being considered as the most horrific aircraft accident in the last 25 years of America. Earlier in the day, officials said that at least 28 bodies were extracted from the icy water of the Potomac river on Wednesday night. While landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington, a passenger aircraft collided with an army helicopter, after which a large -scale rescue operation was launched in the nearby Potomac River.
According to the airline ‘American Airlines’, the aircraft had 60 passengers and four crew members. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reported that the collision occurred at around 9 pm at the Eastern standard time, when a regional aircraft flying from Wichita in Kansas collided with a military ‘Blackhawk’ helicopter while reaching the runway of the airport. (Language)
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