US Vice President JD Vance has taken to social media to share his thoughts and prayers after the horrific Potomac River plane crash that took place on Wednesday night

An aircraft said to be an American Airlines regional jet went down near Ronald Reagan National Airport on Wednesday night following a crash with a

DC Fire and EMS (DCFD) said an American Airlines aircraft crashed into the Potomac River Wednesday night. In a joint statement from DCFD and the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD), officials said that multiple calls came in for an aircraft crash above the Potomac River near Reagan National Airport (DCA) just

Officials indicated a number of people died after an American Airlines flight collided with a military helicopter Wednesday night, causing both to crash into

Emergency service vehicles stand near the site of a crash after a passenger plane collided with a helicopter while approaching Reagan Washington National Airport and crashed in the Potomac River outside Washington on Jan. 29, 2025, in this photo released by Reuters. (Yonhap)

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -An American Airlines regional passenger jet and a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter crashed into the Potomac River after a midair collision near Reagan Washington National Airport on Wednesday night, officials said.

A mid-air collision over the Potomac River near Washington's Reagan National Airport has claimed at least 18 lives, as rescue teams continue to search for survivors, according to local media reports.

The plane went down in the Potomac River near Reagan National Airport. An American Airlines regional jet went down in the Potomac River near Washington, D.C.'s Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport after colliding with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter on Wednesday night, with no survivors expected.

A US passenger plane carrying 64 people crashed into Washington’s chilly Potomac River on Wednesday after colliding mid-air with a military helicopter near Reagan National Airport, prompting a major emergency response and the grounding of all flights.

A plane crashed into a helicopter while landing at Reagan National Airport near Washington DC on Wednesday night (local time).

Investing.com-- An American Airlines (NASDAQ: AAL) regional jet collided mid-air with a military helicopter near Washington, D.C. on Wednesday evening, resulting in both aircraft crashing into the Potomac River, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said.

Emergency service vehicles stand near the site of a crash after a passenger plane collided with a helicopter while approaching Reagan Washington National Airport and crashed in the Potomac River outside Washington on Jan. 29, 2025, in this photo released by Reuters. (Yonhap)