Donald Trump questions air traffic controllers over Washington plane crash: ‘Why didn’t they…'

| 30 Jan 2025 3:02 PM IST

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday night raised questions over the collision of a passenger flight and an Army helicopter while landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington. The flight, carrying 60 passengers and four crew members, collided with the US Army helicopter, before crashing into the nearby Potomac River. Three persons were onboarding the Army helicopter.

At least 18 bodies have been recovered from the Potomac River by emergency services following the crash, a police official has said, No survivors have been found yet.

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