The moment the army helicopter hits US passenger plane (VIDEO)

A tragic plane crash occurred in Washington DC on Wednesday evening, when a American Airlines passenger plane, with 64 people on board, crashed into a Black Hawk helicopter of the US Army. Both aircraft crashed into the Potomac River, and the first reports suggest that all 67 people aboard [...]
The images from CCTV show the moment of impact, where you see the plane and helicopter flying close together and then an explosion appears from a bright light in the sky, Euronews reports.
According to authorities, the crash occurred around 9: 00 a.m. at the local time, while the search-saving teams immediately arrived at the scene to search for survival.
There were 60 passengers and four personnel aboard, while the military helicopter was on a training flight and there were three American soldiers aboard.
Fireworker's chief, John Donald, confirmed that the crash alarm was delivered at 20:48 local time. He added that airlines have ended up in the cold waters of the Pomac River, making it difficult to search overnight.
President Donald Trump has reacted to the “X” network, saying this accident had the chance to have been avoided and thanked agencies involved for their hard work in the search-saving operation.












