UPDATED 6:22 a.m., Jan. 30
President Donald Trump has been briefed on this evening’s mid-air collision between a regional jet and a military helicopter.
“I have been fully briefed on the terrible accident which just took place at Reagan National Airport. May God Bless their souls,” Trump said in a statement. “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.”
An American Eagle commuter flight, operated by PSA, flying from Wichita, Kansas, apparently collided with a helicopter as it landed at Washington Reagan National Airport this evening.
AA 5342 apparently was scheduled to have 60 passengers on board.
The regional jet was a Bombardier CRJ700, Fox News Channel reported. The helicopter was reportedly a military Sikorsky H-60.