Washington plane crash: Rescue operation continues...
A major plane accident occurred at Washington's Reagan National airport on wednesday (January 29, 2025) night, when an American airlines regional jet and a military Black Hawk helicopter collided. The collision occurred during landing, putting the lives of the people on board the plane in danger. According to CBS news, 18 bodies have been recovered so far, but no surviving passengers have been confirmed yet. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said the collision occurred around 9 pm (ET) when the regional jet, which had taken off from Wichita, Kansas, collided with an army Black Hawk helicopter while landing.
According to a CBS news report, American airlines Flight 5342 was carrying 60 passengers and four crew members. At the same time, three US army soldiers were present in the Black Hawk Sikorsky H-60 helicopter.
Donald trump and russia expressed grief
US President donald trump expressed grief over the accident and said, "I am fully aware of this terrible accident. May god rest the souls of the dead. I am monitoring the situation and will give more information soon."
Later, he posted on Truth Social and raised the question why the plane's lights were on in clear weather and why the air traffic control did not give instructions to the helicopter. He wrote, "This is a bad situation, which could have been prevented. This is not right!"
Meanwhile, russia has expressed grief over the accident. The Kremlin confirmed that Russian citizens have also died in this accident. This included Russian ice skating coach and former world champion Yevgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov. Regarding the possibility of Russian President Vladimir Putin contacting US President donald trump, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that there are no plans for high-level talks at the moment.
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