Washington, DC Plane Crash LIVE: On Wednesday, as the American Airlines flight carrying 64 people touched down at Ronald Reagan National Airport outside Washington, it collided with an Army helicopter, Black Hawk. There are no survivors, President Donald Trump emphasized while speaking to the media from the White House. Additionally, he criticized former Presidents Joe Biden and Barack Obama for their incorrect aviation policies.
The passenger jet that fell into Washington's Potomac River following a fatal midair collision with a military helicopter has had its flight data and cockpit voice recorders recovered, according to US media.The National Transportation Safety Board, which is in charge of the investigation, will examine the recording devices, also referred to as "black boxes," that were found in the downed aircraft operated by an American Airlines subsidiary, according to sources close to the case who spoke to CBS News and ABC News on Thursday.
Donald Trump's remarks regarding the plane accident
US President Donald Trump tweeted, "I have been fully briefed on the terrible accident which just took place at Reagan National Airport," expressing his sorrow over the situation. God bless them and their spirits. We appreciate the amazing work that first responders are doing.
Donald Trump later claimed that there was a way to have avoided the jet tragedy. "Instead of inquiring if the helicopter noticed the jet, why didn't the control tower instruct it on what to do? On his Truth Social platform, Trump wrote: "This is a bad situation that looks like it should have been prevented. It's not good at all!"
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says the agony of the Washington, DC plane crash is indescribable.
"This is not what I expected my first day on the job to be," wrote Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy on X, adding, "but I do believe that God puts us exactly where we're supposed to be."
Tonight and in the challenging days ahead, my heart and the heart of the country are with them. God bless them all.
Live stream of the Washington, DC plane crash: more than 40 bodies found
According to CNN, which cited sources, more than 40 bodies had been found by Friday.
Investigators discover plane black boxes from the Washington, DC, plane crash in real time.
As rescuers retrieved remains from the frigid water on Thursday, investigators found the black boxes from a passenger plane that crashed into a military helicopter over the Potomac River in Washington in midair, killing all 67 occupants.
In a political assault, US President Donald Trump accused his Democratic predecessors' diversity and inclusion initiatives as being the root cause of the incident.
Washington, DC jet Crash LIVE: China claims two of its people were killed in a US jet crash
Beijing announced Friday that two Chinese nationals were among the casualties of a mid-air collision in Washington between a military helicopter and a US commercial airplane carrying 64 passengers.
Two Chinese nationals were "unfortunately killed in the accident," according to "preliminary verification," according to a statement from China's foreign ministry spokesperson.
"China expresses deep condolences to the victims and extends sincere sympathies to the bereaved families," stated a spokeswoman.
Washington, DC LIVE: Philippines claims a police officer is one of the dead of a US jet crash
Philippine police reported Friday that one of the victims of a mid-air collision between a US commercial jet and a military helicopter in Washington was a Filipino police officer.
"The Philippine National Police mourns the tragic loss of Police Colonel Pergentino N. Malabed, Chief of the Supply Management Division, who was among those on board the American Airlines flight that collided mid-air with a US Army Black Hawk helicopter near Reagan National Airport," according to an official statement.
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