Plane crashes in mid-air over the US: multiple fatalities.

Local media reported that at least 18 bodies have been recovered after a plane carrying 64 people collided with a military helicopter, causing both to crash into the Potomac River in Washington, D.C.

Rescue workers searched for victims on the Potomac River on January 30.

US media reported that multiple bodies have been found following a collision between a passenger plane and a Black Hawk military helicopter in Washington, D.C.

The incident occurred on January 29 (local time) when the plane carrying 64 people crashed into the Potomac River after a mid-air collision with a military helicopter.

Passenger plane collides with helicopter in Washington.

Citing local sources, CBS News reported that at least 18 bodies were recovered from the water during the freezing night.

A massive search and rescue operation is underway, with divers plunging into the icy Potomac River to search for missing people and the wreckage of the two aircraft.

Reporters cover the events at Reagan National Airport on January 30.

Washington DC Fire Department leader John Donnelly said that about 300 rescuers are working in "extremely harsh" conditions and there is little indication that they will find any survivors.

"We will be out there for as long as necessary," Washington DC Mayor Muriel Bowser said at a press conference.

The U.S. Figure Skating Federation said several athletes, coaches, and officials were on the flight, while officials in Moscow confirmed that the Russian pair Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov, who won the 1994 World Doubles Championships, were also on board.

"Unfortunately, we find that this sad information is being confirmed. Other of our compatriots were also present there," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.

According to Reuters, the Kremlin has offered condolences to the families of the deceased Russians and said there are currently no plans for contact between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump.

The Bombardier aircraft, operated by American Eagle, a subsidiary of American Airlines, was approaching Reagan National Airport after departing from Wichita, Kansas, when the crash occurred at approximately 9 p.m. local time on January 29.

U.S. military officials said the helicopter involved was a Black Hawk carrying three soldiers on a "training flight."

President Trump said in an official statement that he had been "fully briefed" and added that "God bless the souls" of the victims.

Less than four hours after the disaster, he took to social media to criticize air traffic control, even though other officials insisted they were waiting for the investigation to be conducted.

"The plane was on a perfect, normal flight path to the airport. The helicopter flew straight towards the plane for a long period of time. The night was clear, and the lights on the plane were brightly lit," he wrote on his Truth Social platform.

"Why didn't the helicopter take off or land, or turn around? Why didn't the control tower tell the helicopter what to do instead of asking if they saw the aircraft? This is a terrible situation that should have been prevented," the leader wrote.

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