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00:00A plane with 60 passengers and 4 crew members crashed against a military helicopter near
00:08the Reagan National Airport in Washington.
00:11The aircraft, which arrived from Wichita in Kansas to the US capital, was owned by
00:17the American Eagle company, a subsidiary of American Airlines.
00:22The CEO of this company, Robert Eason, confirmed the accident and lamented what happened.
00:30Our efforts are now focused exclusively on the needs of our passengers, crew members,
00:35associates and emergency personnel, along with their families and loved ones.
00:41According to FOA, a whole rescue device that included ambulances, firefighters, police
00:46and helicopters, was deployed on the banks of the Potomac River, where the plane crashed.
00:52Meanwhile, while at Reagan Airport routine work was stopped due
00:57to the accident, police sources confirmed to CNN that there are dead victims after
01:02the fact and that survivors are still being reported.
01:07For his part, Fox commented that the plane broke in two, just like the helicopter that
01:12is under the water upside down.
01:15It should be noted that the outside temperature in Washington was about 4 degrees, so the
01:20possibility of surviving in the water would be close to 20 minutes.
01:25US President Donald Trump referred to the facts and criticized that the accident could not
01:31be avoided by the control tower as it was a clear night.