THIRTY BODIES FOUND AFTER PLANE AND HELICOPTER CRASH NEAR WASHINGTON DC
A huge search operation is under way after a passenger plane carrying 64 people crashed following a mid-air collision with a US Army helicopter near Washington DC.
Emergency responders have recovered at least 30 bodies from the crash scene, a law enforcement source told the BBC’s US partner CBS.
The American Airlines flight from Wichita, Kansas, was approaching Ronald Reagan National Airport when the two aircraft collided.
The plane split in half when it crashed into the water, and the Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation Safety Board are investigating the incident.
Witnesses reported sparks and flashes during the mid-air collision.