Passenger plane and black hawk helicopter collide midair over Washington DC

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A PSA Airlines jet with 64 people on board collided mid-air with a US Army Black Hawk near Reagan Airport in Washington, DC, triggering a major emergency response. This video includes ACM-produced voiceover powered by AI.

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00:00You can see to the left there's a plane that looks like coming in. There's a brighter light

00:04and right there you'll see that horrific fireball.

00:09A major emergency response is underway after a passenger jet with 64 people on board collided

00:15midair with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter near Washington, D.C. The PSA Airlines Bombardier

00:21CRJ-700 operating as American Airlines Flight 5342 from Wichita struck the Black Hawk near

00:28Reagan Airport just before 9 p.m. Takeoffs and landings were halted as emergency crews

00:34rushed to the scene along the Potomac River. Authorities say no casualties have been confirmed

00:39yet and the NTSB is leading the investigation. The crash has sparked widespread speculation online

00:46but police have dismissed false claims about the aircraft involved. Look at the ambulance.

00:52There's like everybody out there. Everybody.

00:58It says it has to clarify that this department's helicopter system was not involved.

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