Reagan National Airport crash: Trump, lawmakers react to tragedy as officials investigate

Lawmakers crossed the U.S. expressed sympathy and grief aft a rider level collided with a subject chopper adjacent Reagan National Airport successful the Washington, D.C. country connected Wednesday night.

A PSA Airlines Bombardier CRJ700 determination pitchy operating arsenic an American Airlines formation collided successful midair with a Sikorsky H-60 chopper approaching Reagan National Airport successful Arlington, Virginia, astir 9 p.m. section time, according to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The formation near Wichita, Kansas, earlier that day.

The rider formation was carrying 60 people, but officials person not confirmed the nonstop fig of injuries and fatalities. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, who started enactment connected Monday, said that helium was alert of the incidental successful a station connected X.

"DoD actively monitoring," Hegseth's tweet read. "Poised to assistance if needed. Prayers for each involved."

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Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy confirmed that helium was astatine the FAA gathering and investigating the incident. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt besides shared a connection from President Donald Trump connected Wednesday night.

"I person been afloat briefed connected the unspeakable mishap which conscionable took spot astatine Reagan National Airport," the connection read. "May God Bless their souls. Thank you for the unthinkable enactment being done by our archetypal responders. I americium monitoring the concern and volition supply much details arsenic they arise."

Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., expressed sorrow aft proceeding of the crash.

"Our prayers are with each families impacted by the tragic level clang that conscionable took spot present successful DC," Luna's station read. "Incredibly heartbreaking."

Virginia Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears said that she was keeping each those impacted successful her prayers.

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A collision took spot adjacent Reagan National Airport connected Wednesday. (Fox News Digital)

"My bureau is pursuing the breaking and tragic quality of a collision astatine @Reagan_Airport," the lieutenant politician wrote. "We commune for the victims, archetypal rescuers, and each those impacted."

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem wrote connected X that she was "deploying each disposable US Coast Guard assets for hunt and rescue efforts successful this horrific incidental astatine DCA."

"We are actively monitoring the concern & basal acceptable to enactment section responders," the erstwhile South Dakota politician wrote. "Praying for the victims and archetypal responders."

Fox News Digital has reached retired to the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, the FAA and American Airlines for much information.

An Army Black Hawk chopper collided midair with an American Airlines pitchy astatine Reagan Washington National airport.  (EarthCam)

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Authorities are actively investigating the crash.

Fox News Digital's Greg Wehner and Louis Casiano contributed to this report.