Mayor Bowser confirms major air disaster in Arlington, over 60 feared dead

Record ID: 1954786

  • Title: Mayor Bowser confirms major air disaster in Arlington, over 60 feared dead
  • Date: 30th January 2025
  • Summary: ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA, UNITED STATES (JANUARY 30, 2025) (REUTERS) WASHINGTON MAYOR MURIEL BOWSER ALONG WITH AUTHORITIES ARRIVING FOR PRESS CONFERENCE (SOUNDBITE) (English) WASHINGTON MAYOR MURIEL BOWSER, SAYING: “We are here to brief you on the very tragic events of this evening where we know a passenger plane coming to the airport here collided with a military helicopter.”
  • Embargoed: 13th February 2025 06:44
  • Keywords: American Airlines BlackHawk helicopter Kansas Reagan National Airport Wichita
  • Location: ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA, UNITED STATES
  • City: ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA, UNITED STATES
  • Country: US
  • Topics: Air Accidents,Disaster/Accidents,North America
  • Reuters ID: LVA001730630012025RP1
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text:Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser held a press conference early on Thursday (January 30) to address the mid-air collision between an American Airlines passenger jet and a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter near Reagan Washington National Airport on Wednesday (January 29).
    Joined by federal and local authorities, Bowser confirmed that 64 people were on board the plane and three on the helicopter. Washington D.C. Fire and EMS Chief John Donnelly Sr. stated that there was no confirmation yet of any survivors.
    While officials have not provided a death toll, U.S. Senator Roger Marshall of Kansas, where the flight originated, suggested that all on board perished, saying, "It's really hard when you lose probably over 60 Kansans simultaneously."
    The collision occurred as the passenger jet, en route from Wichita, Kansas, was approaching Reagan for landing. Radio communications between the air traffic control tower and the Black Hawk indicate that the helicopter crew was aware of the nearby plane.
    (Production: Jose Pablo Diaz)
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