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18 bodies recovered` after plane crashes with helicopter in US

International Desk || risingbd.com

Published: 11:55, 30 January 2025  
18 bodies recovered` after plane crashes with helicopter in US

At least 18 bodies have been recovered so far, with 64 people on board the plane and three US soldiers in the helicopter.

The passenger jet and a Black Hawk helicopter collided in midair Wednesday and crashed into the Potomac River near Reagan National Airport near Washington, D.C., officials said.

The plane, a PSA Airlines Bombardier CRJ700 regional jet, was carrying 60 passengers and four crew members, CBS News learned. There were three soldiers aboard the Sikorsky H-60, a Defense Department official told CBS News.

A police official said that police boats and divers were searching the water for survivors.

Donald Trump's statement, released by the White House, says: “I have been fully briefed on the terrible accident which just took place at Reagan National Airport.”_Agencies.

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