Officials indicated a number of people died after an American Airlines flight collided with a military helicopter Wednesday night, causing both to crash into the Potomac River. DC Fire and EMS (DCFE) and the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) said they received multiple calls about the incident near Ronald Reagan

A deadly mid-air collision claimed lives when a Blackhawk military helicopter crashed with an American Airlines passenger plane above DCA Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport last night. All runways were immediately closed, grinding to a halt all takeoffs and landings at the airport situated near Washington DC.

The Federal Aviation Authority has confirmed US Army Blackhawk helicopter and an American Airlines passenger plane were involved in a mid-air collision.