STORY: Passenger jet collides with helicopter while landing at Washington's Reagan Airport
SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 30, 2025
DATELINE: Jan. 30, 2025
LENGTH: 00:00:40
LOCATION: Washington D.C.
CATEGORY: OTHERS

SHOTLIST:
1. STANDUP (English): XIONG MAOLING, Xinhua Correspondent
2. various of the scene of the accident

STORYLINE:

STANDUP (English): XIONG MAOLING, Xinhua Correspondent
"This is the Potomac River in the U.S. capital Washington, D.C. A passenger plane has just collided with a Blackhawk helicopter while approaching the runway at Washington's Reagan National Airport, and crashed into the river. Rescue operations are currently underway and the extent of casualties is not yet clear."

Three soldiers were aboard the military Blackhawk helicopter which crashed after colliding with a regional passenger plane near Washington's Reagan National Airport on Wednesday, CNN reported.

There were 60 passengers and four crew on board the flight that collided with the military helicopter while landing at the airport, American Airlines said.

A major search and rescue operation is ongoing.

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Washington D.C.
(XHTV)