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Passenger jet collides with military helicopter in Washington DC; Massive emergency rescue efforts underway

According to the Federal Aviation Bureau, a passenger jet collided with Washington DC's Black Hawk military helicopter on Wednesday.

Social media video Appeared The helicopter jumped into the plane and caught the moment when both of them caused a large fireball before they got off.

“This is clearly a tragedy that changes air.”

Commercial passenger aircraft departed from Wichita, Kansas and landed on a runway 33 of Reagan National Airport before the collision.

“The PSA Airlines Bombardy CRJ700 Regional Jet collided in the air with Sikorsky H-60 ​​helicopters while approaching the runway 33 at Reagan Washington National Airport around 9:00 pm local hours,” read the FAA statement. 。 American Airlines. ”

Emergency responders are looking for survivors on the Potmax River. The airport is closed and all airplanes are grounded.

According to early reports, commercial airplanes were carrying 68-70 passengers.

“This is clearly a tragedy that changes air,” said CNN Correspondent Pete Mun Teen. “It is really amazing what this is happening.”

This is a developed story and additional information is added.

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