The president also suggested, without evidence, that diversity hiring policies in air traffic control could have been a factor

A jet with 60 passengers and four crew members collided with an Army helicopter while approaching Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington, D.C., sending the two aircraft plummeting into the Potomac River. Everyone on board the two aircraft is feared dead, officials said Thursday.

Several figure skaters, coaches and family members were on board the flight that crashed Wednesday night in D.C.

Authorities provide an update to the collision between an American Airlines plane and a military helicopter, saying they expect there to be no survivors and the mission is transitioning from a rescue to a recovery operation.

A woman died and a man was seriously injured following a crash on Interstate 64 in Hampton Wednesday night. Virginia State Police responded around 6:30 p.m. to a three-vehicle crash on the interstate at the Mercury Boulevard exit, according to a release.

Virginia State Police said a motorcycle driver on I-81 refused to stop Wednesday morning, resulting in a pursuit that ended in a crash in Staunton.

A jet carrying 60 passengers and four crew members collided Wednesday with an Army helicopter while landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington, prompting a large search-and-rescue

WASHINGTON — An American Airlines plane collided with a military helicopter before crashing into the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport Wednesday night. Local leaders took to social media to react and show their support for the people on the aircrafts, their loved ones, and the crews searching for any survivors.

The American Airlines plane operating as American Eagle Flight 5342 collided with an Army Black Hawk helicopter near Reagan National Airport.

A massive search operation is underway after a passenger aircraft carrying 64 people collided midair with a US Army Black Hawk helicopter near Reagan National Airport outside of Washington, DC, according to aviation and defense officials.

There was no immediate word on casualties, but all takeoffs and landings from the airport near Washington have been halted.

Officials have not yet released details on injuries or the number of vehicles involved. Drivers traveling in the area are advised to seek alternate routes.