Trump calls plane crash in Washington a "tragedy of horrific proportions"
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Thu, 30 Jan 2025 20:01:00 +0200
No one survived Trump on plane crash in WashingtoHe stated this at a press conference on January 30.
Sadly, no one survived.
It was a dark and painful night in our nations capital and in our countrys history, a tragedy of horrific proportions.
And as one people, we mourn every precious soul so suddenly taken from us.
Donald Trump President of the United States Plane crash in Washington what is knowEarlier, the US Federal Aviation Administration reported that the plane crash occurred at around 900 p.m.
on Wednesday, January 29, local time around 4 a.m.
on January 30, Kyiv time.A Bombardier CRJ700 passenger plane operated by PSA Airlines crashed into the Potomac River near Reagan National Airport after a midair collision with a Sikorsky H60 Black Hawk helicopter.
CNN later reported that both the plane and the helicopter had crashed into the water.
Search and rescue operations are ongoing.At around 7 a.m.
Kyiv time, CBS News reported that 18 bodies had been found in the water.
A police spokesman at the scene told reporters this.
He added that no survivors had been found at that time.
Meanwhile, the Russian propaganda agency TASS, citing sources, reported that the plane was supposedly carrying Russian pair figure skating world champions Shishkova and Naumov.
A little later, TASS added that the plane was probably also carrying bronze medalist of the USSR pair skating championship Inna Volyanskaya.
Channel2 NOW has released the names of the skaters and coaches confirmed to be on the plane.
It says there were at least 11 figure skaters on board Spencer Lane, Jinna Khan, Franco Aparicio, Everly and Alidia Livingston, Sean Kay, Angela Young, Edward Zhou, Vadim Naumov, Evgenia Shishkova and Inna Volyanskaya.The plane was American Airlines Flight 5342.
It departed from Wichita, Kansas.
The Bombardier CRJ700 can accommodate 65 passengers.
NBC News reported, citing a source, that the plane, which departed from Wichita, was carrying 60 passengers and four crew members.
The airline later confirmed this information.The U.S.
Army Black Hawk helicopter that collided with the plane was performing a training flight.
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