No survivors expected after midair collision between passenger jet and Army helicopter

No one is believed to have survived the midair collision between an American Airlines regional jet and a US Army Black Hawk helicopter yesterday afternoon in the Washington, DC, area.

President Donald Trump, who is addressing the tragedy now, says “there are no survivors” and immediately, without evidence, placed blame on Democratic policies.

Officials say emergency authorities have switched to a “recovery effort” and have found 28 bodies so far.

The aircraft, flying from Wichita, Kansas, was carrying 64 people, while three soldiers were aboard the helicopter.

Experts say both the pilots aboard American Airlines Flight 5342 and the military pilots in the Black Hawk would have been used to navigating the complex airspace, and the head of the nation’s air traffic controllers union said it’s too soon to speculate on a cause.

The National Transportation Safety Board is leading a probe into the collision.

Source : CNN