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Passenger Plane collided with Military Heli in Washington, crashes into river

WASHINGTON: Passenger plane collided with a military helicopter and crashed into the river, 18 bodies were recovered, more casualties were reported

A US passenger jet carrying 64 people crashed into Washington DC’s Potomac River after colliding mid-air with a Black Hawk military helicopter on a nighttime training exercise, officials said Wednesday, prompting a major emergency response and grounding all flights.

According to the media reports, 18 bodies have been recovered from the ice-covered Potomac River as search and rescue operations continue in the area.

Police began their efforts to extract the victims from the frigid water after a thorough search revealed multiple bodies trapped under the ice, Foreign media reports

Four crew and 60 passengers were on the ill-fated commercial passenger jet. Three soldiers were
aboard the helicopter, said US official

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On the other side, President Trump and other condemns on the crash

He said in a statement, he had been “fully briefed” and said of any victims, “may God bless their souls.”

US Senator Ted Cruz said there were fatalities after the plane crash, saying in a statement, Cruz said, “While we don’t yet know how many on board were lost, we know there are fatalities.”