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Footage: Washington DC Plane Crash, Children Believed To Be Among Dead As Jet Collides With Helicopter

The moment a passenger plane and helicopter collide

About 300 first responders are currently searching the freezing Potomac River, where the aircraft crashed.

Webcam at the Kennedy Centre caught the explosion mid-air across the Potomac.

A "highly complex" search and rescue operation is underway after a passenger plane collided with a military helicopter in Washington DC.

About 300 first responders are currently searching the freezing Potomac River, where the aircraft crashed.

64 people were on board the aircraft when it crashed with the helicopter, which had 3 soldiers on it.

They both plunged into the Potomac River - officials say they don't know yet if there are any survivors.

US Media says 19 bodies have been recovered so far.

 

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