At least 28 bodies have been pulled from the Potomac River after an American Airlines plane carrying 60 passengers and four crew members collided with a military helicopter while landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington.
These are the official figures as the search for other victims continues, but it is very likely that there are survivors.
According to the AP, if true, it would be the deadliest air crash in the United States in nearly 24 years.
There is no information yet on the cause of the collision.
Officials said that flight conditions were clear because the plane was making a routine landing when the helicopter crossed its path.
Three soldiers were on board the helicopter during a training flight.
Lily Wu, the mayor of Wichita, Kansas, has said there were no survivors in the collision between a passenger plane and a military helicopter over Wichita last night.
Wu broke the news through tears and said it was not yet known how many Wichita residents were among the dead. The crash happened shortly before the plane was due to land in Washington, the BBC reports.
