An aircraft has crashed while attempting to land at Reagan National Airport in Washington DC.
Emergency services in Washington DC said that a small aircraft had crashed in the Potomac River near the airport.
Fireboats are currently on the scene scouring the river, with details of the crash including the cause and how many people were onboard still unknown.
The airport said in a post to X: ‘All takeoffs and landings have been halted at DCA. Emergency personnel are responding to an aircraft incident on the airfield. The terminal remains open. Will update.’
The DC Police Department said: ‘Confirmed small aircraft down in Potomac River vicinity Reagan National Airport. Fireboats on scene.’
Footage has since emerged online of helicopters with search lights passing over the Potomac River.
Emergency services in Washington DC said that a small aircraft had crashed in the Potomac River near the Reagan National Airport
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