Search for survivors after passenger jet and helicopter collide in DC

An American Airlines flight collided in mid-air with a military helicopter in Washington DC.

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Emergency services chief John Donnelly has said conditions are "extremely rough" in the dark and with icy temperatures.

The jet, which was coming from Wichita, Kansas, was carrying 60 passengers and four crew members. Onboard the military helicopter were three US Army soldiers.

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