US mid-air collision: Plane and helicopter crash near Washington, DC

More than 60 people are believed to have been killed after an American Airlines plane collided with an army helicopter while landing at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport near Washington, DC. American Airlines said on Thursday that 60 passengers and four crew members were on board the jet travelling from Wichita, Kansas, to the United States capital. An unnamed army official confirmed that the helicopter, on a training flight, was carrying three soldiers who had taken off from Fort Belvoir in Virginia. Al Jazeera’s Mike Hanna reports from Arlington, Virginia. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #USCrash #MidAirCollision #WashingtonDC #PotomacRiver #AviationAccident #AmericanAirlines #MilitaryHelicopter #PlaneCrash #HelicopterCrash #AirSafety #FAA #NTSB #USNews #AlJazeeraEnglish