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Last Updated:January 30, 2025, 11:54 IST
US Plane Crash: An eyewitness said that after the collision the plan lit up a very bright yellow, and there was a stream of sparks underneath it.
The plane, a Bombardier CRJ700 regional jet, was due to land at the airport outside of Washington, DC, Wednesday evening when it collided midair with the US Army helicopter as it approached the runway. (Reuters)
An imagery of a flight tracker and a video have emerged showing the moment when a US military Black Hawk helicopter collided with an American jet. At least 60 passengers and four crew members were on board when the accident occurred.
An eyewitness, Ari Schulman, told CNN that he driving home when he witnessed the plane crash near Reagan Airport in Washington, DC, on Wednesday.
Everything seemed normal as he drove along the George Washington Parkway, the highway that runs by the airport, he said. As he watched the planes coming in to land, one in particular caught his eye.
“Initially I saw the plane and it looked fine. Normal. It was right about to head over land, maybe 120 feet above the water. It looked like a fairly small end but normal sized passenger jet," Schulman said.
Three seconds later, the plane “was banked all the way to the right… past 90 degrees." “I could see the underside of it. It was lit up a very bright yellow, and there was a stream of sparks underneath it," he said, adding that “it was high off the ground."
Schulman said following that, everything went dark. “I didn’t see any helicopter. It’s a very, very dark night out tonight. So anything that’s not illuminated, you can’t really see. So I didn’t see the other aircraft, but I saw the plane banking at an angle that a plane shouldn’t bank. And I saw sparks flying," he said.
Reports stated that all flights at Reagan Airport in Arlington, Virginia, were halted on Wednesday night.
Newly sworn-in US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said he is monitoring developments related to the plane crash in the Potomac River at the Federal Aviation Administration’s headquarters in Washington, DC.
“I am on site at the FAA HQ and closely monitoring the situation," Duffy, who was sworn in just a few hours ago, posted on X.
Vice President JD Vance also addressed the mid-air collision, calling on America to unite in prayer as the administration monitors the situation.
“Please say a prayer for everyone involved in the mid-air collision near Reagan airport this evening. We’re monitoring the situation, but for now let’s hope for the best," Vance wrote on a social media post on X.
Location :Washington D.C., United States of America (USA)
First Published:January 30, 2025, 09:12 IST
News world Moment When Passenger Plane Collided With US Army Helicopter Mid-Air: 'Saw Stream Of Sparks'
