A regional American Airlines flight has collided with a US Army Black Hawk helicopter while landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington DC.
Police said multiple agencies were involved in a search and rescue operation in the Potomac River, which borders the airport, but that there was no immediate word on casualties.
US Senator Ted Cruz said there were fatalities, but did not know how many.
In a statement on X, Cruz said: ” While we don’t yet know how many on board were lost, we know there are fatalities.”
Cruz did not provide details or give the source of his information.
One or both of the aircraft may be in the river, NBC reported.
Flight 5342 for American Airlines had departed from Wichita, Kansas, according to the US Federal Aviation Administration.
According to American Airlines’ website, the plane has a capacity for up to 65 passengers.
The airport said late on Wednesday that all takeoffs and landings had been halted emergency personnel responded to an aircraft incident.
The National Transportation Safety Board said it was gathering more information on the incident.
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