It takes 60 passengers … a passenger plane collided with a military helicopter in Washington

A source at the American Airlines confirmed that there were 60 passengers on board the plane that crashed near the Reagan Airport in Washington.

For his part, American Senator Ted Cruz said that there were deaths after a BSA plane collided with a helicopter in the air while it was approaching Ronald Reagan National Airport in Washington.

“We know about the deaths, but we do not know the number,” Cruz added in a post on X.

The Washington Fire Administration said that a small plane crashed into the Botomac River near Ronald Reagan Airport late on Wednesday.

The Fire Control Department indicated that firefighters had reached the scene.