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Plane and helicopter crash over Washington DC

No one is believed to have survived after the mid-air crash over the Potomac River.

No one is believed to have survived after a passenger plane and helicopter crashed in mid-air over Washington DC's Potomac River. 64 people were on the American Airlines flight and three on the military helicopter when the aircraft collided near Ronald Reagan National Airport. We speak to people who knew those on the plane.

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Presenter: Mark Lowen

Photo: Rescuers on a boat work next to the wreckage of a Black Hawk helicopter at the site of the crash after it collided with the American Eagle flight 5342 which was approaching Reagan Washington National Airport and crashed into the Potomac River, outside Washington, U.S., January 30, 2025.

Photo credit: REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

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