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Megan Howe and Jacob Phillips

Washington plane crash LIVE: Trump suggests diversity hiring to blame as FAA report says air traffic control 'not normal'

Officials believe there are “no survivors” after a plane carrying 60 passengers and four crew members collided mid-air with a US Army helicopter over Washington DC.

The American Airlines plane from Wichita, Kansas, crashed into the Potomac River following the collision as it approached Reagan Washington National Airport around 9pm local time on Wednesday (2am Thursday GMT). Three soldiers were on board the helicopter, an Army official said.

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