President Donald Trump reacted Wednesday night after a plane from Wichita, Kansas, and a military helicopter collided near Reagan National Airport.

The flight, carrying 60 passengers and four crew members, collided with the US Army helicopter while landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington.

A plane carrying 60 passengers and four crew members crashed into the Potomac River in the US shortly after 9pm local time

President Donald Trump says he's been "fully briefed" after a passenger jet collided with an Army helicopter while landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington.

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.

Tragedy struck the skies on Wednesday night (January 29) when American Airlines flight 5342 collided with a US army helicopter — a Blackhawk — and crashed into the Potomac River. So far, 18 bodies have been recovered from the cold,

The aircraft involved, American Airlines Flight 5342, was carrying 60 passengers and 4 crew members, and had departed from Wichita, Kansas, according to the air

Search and rescue mission underway after both aircraft come down in Potamac River, as Trump is briefed on the ‘terrible accident’

A number of bodies are reported to have been recovered, but there is no official update on the number of people who have died.

The US Figure Skating association confirms "several members of the skating community" were on board the flight, which was arriving from Kansas.

Details of the crash, including the cause, have not been confirmed so far, but emergency teams are currently conducting rescue and recovery operations.

CBS News reports at least 18 casualties in the plane crash Wednesday night over Washington D.C.‘s Potomac River. “A police official at the scene told CBS News there were three debris fields in the water and that at least 18 bodies had been recovered as of 11:30 p.