A commercial plane has reportedly crashed in the Potomac River in Washington DC, and it’s said to be a mass casualty event.

Four survivors so far have been rescued but reports of the death toll are more grim. See the updates below:

Some on X are reporting that a plane collided with a helicopter while trying to land. I’ll get you more as soon as I have it…

 
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A webcam at the Kennedy Center caught the explosion, via Alejando Alvarez. It appears that you can see the helicopter fly into the plane:

 
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I’ve seen multiple reports now saying this was an American Airlines flight and it could have been carrying 60 people…

 
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This is looking really bad…

 
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White House press secretary says Trump briefed, a military helicopter collided with regional jet:

Fox is also reporting that it was American Airlines flight 5342 and it was a commuter jet.

 
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American Airlines confirms…

 
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The FAA releases a statement saying the crash involved a Bombadier CRJ700 regional jet and a Sirkoski H-60 Helicopter:

 
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Several people being reported dead by WLWT:

 
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Below is a photo of the kind of jet in question. Clearly not a small plane. They say it could hold 70 people…

 
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Police scanner says 8 dead so far…

 
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Helicopter was flown by Army….

 
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It’s being reported that there are four survivors…

 
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New Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy on site…

 
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Three soldiers were abord the Blackhawk…

 
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President Trump releases statement: “I have been fully briefed on the terrible accident which just took place at Reagan National Airport. May God Bless their souls. Thank you for the incredible work being done by our first responders. I am monitoring the situation and will provide more details as they arise.”

 
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CNN correspondent explains why the Army helicopte likely didn’t see the aircraft…

 
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The Jet split in two and the helicopter wreckage is so unstable in the water that divers can’t access it yet:

“NBC Washington’s Mark Segraves, citing two sources, said the crash scene on the Potomac is closer toward the shore of Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling and the American Airlines plane “split in two and is in about 7 feet of water…[T]he helicopter is upside down and is not stable, and it is bobbing up and down. Sometimes it’s underwater, sometimes it’s above, and divers have not been able to make entry into the helicopter yet because of the lack of stability there.””

 
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Helicopter was on a training mission…

 
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