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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Hallie Golden

What to know about the collision between a passenger jet and Army helicopter near DC

APTOPIX Aircraft Down - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

A jet with 60 passengers and four crew members collided with an Army helicopter Wednesday while approaching the Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington. The aircraft plummeted into the Potomac River and multiple people were killed.

The crash occurred in some of the most tightly controlled and monitored airspace in the world, just over 3 miles (5 kilometers) south of the White House and the U.S. Capitol.

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